“I keep reading posts that say the war in Iraq was all the Republicans fault. My memory says that nearly every member in Congress (Democrats included) voted to declare war in Iraq.”

                                                                                                                                                   A Blogger

It was not “nearly every member of Congress” – Generally, Republicans favored it and Democrates did not but enough Democrates favored it to get it through.

United States House of Representatives

Party                                       Ayes                Nays

Republican                                215                    6

Democratic                                 82                 126

Independent                                  0                     1

TOTALS                                    297                 133
 

United States Senate

Party                                         Ayes                Nays

Republican                                    48                      1

Democratic                                   29                     21

Independent                                    0                       1

TOTALS                                       77                     23

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Resolution_to_Authorize_the_Use_of_United_States_Armed_Forces_Against_Iraq