cologal, I think both parties need to learn fiscal restraint. I think there is plenty of blame to go around. Correct me if I'm wrong. But haven't the Democrats been in the majority since the 2006 general elections?

Democrats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate voted nearly unanimously for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists against "those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the United States" in Afghanistan in 2001, supporting the NATO coalition invasion of the nation.

Most Democrats holding office still support the Afghanistan conflict, and some, such as a Democratic National Committee spokesperson Tim Kaine, have said that the Iraq War shifted too many resources away from the presence in Afghanistan.