Iraq war bill deletes US military base prohibition

Congressional Republicans killed a provision in an Iraq war funding bill that would have put the United States on record against the permanent basing of U.S. military facilities in that country, a lawmaker and congressional aides said on Friday.
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It wasn't about the oil, my ass.

Go read something other than the bible.

Selection of "permanent" bases slated/building in Iraq

The US Congress and their wishy-washy ways