Understanding American Foreign Policy

Partisanship and War:

The U.S. Congress Votes for Two Wars with Iraq

 

U.S. Senate 1991: 52-47

U.S. Senate 2002: 77-23

1991

2002

Democrats in Favor:   10

Democrats in Favor:   29

Democrats Against:    45

Democrats Against:    21

 

 

Republicans in Favor: 42

Republicans in Favor: 48

Republicans Against:    2

Republicans Against:    1

 

Independent Against:    1

go here for text of 2002 Iraq authorization


 

 

U.S. House of Representatives 1991: 250-183

U.S. House of Representatives 2002: 296-133

 

1991

2002

Democrats in Favor:     86

Democrats in Favor:     81

Democrats Against:    179

Democrats Against:    126

Independent Against:     1

Independent Against:     1

 

 

Republicans in Favor: 164

Republicans in Favor: 215

Republicans Against:      3

Republicans Against:      6

go here for text of 2002 Iraq authorization



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