Meanwhile, in Washington: No Money for the Troops

I heard this on the news, a few minutes ago: The American congress failed to vote on funding for U.S. troops. No money. Layoffs will likely start soon (for support staff, I'd assume). Nancy Pelosi has stated that the next vote will be in January.

This isn't a political blog. I'm not for or against any party or politico here.

But, I'm very concerned about the effect those jokers on capital hill have on the rest of the country. It's hard to shake the feeling that, faced with the apparent success of a troop surge in Iraq, and improvements, albeit limited, in the political situation in Iraq, some of America's leadership is desperately trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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And yes, I've written about Washington's apparent aversion to victory before:

• U.S. Senate Doesn't Cut Money For Troops in Iraq!
  (September 20, 2007)
• The Senate, Military Funding, and Iraq
  (July 18, 2007)
• Iraq, Congress, and the Initial Benchmark Assessment Report
  (July 12, 2007)
• Opinions, Freedom, and Sharia Law
  (July 10, 2007)