Clinton, Obama back Iraq fund cutoff

[rodeodance]

Source: ap



Clinton, Obama back Iraq fund cutoff

By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Sens. Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) and
Hillary Rodham Clinton separately declared their support Tuesday for a March 31, 2008 cutoff in funds for the Iraq war, two Democratic presidential front-runners abruptly shifting positions on the issue at the heart of the 2008 race.


The twin announcements came on the eve of a largely symbolic Senate vote, and as Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, said in a campaign commercial it was unfortunate that his White House rivals "will not join me" in supporting legislation setting the cutoff date.

In a written statement issued in early afternoon, Obama said that after 1,518 days, "the Iraq war rages on, with no sign of a resolution."

The Illinois senator said he would vote for a cutoff in war funding as well as a second bill setting standards for the Iraqi government "not because I believe either is the best answer, but because I want to send a strong statement to the Iraqi government, the president and my Republican colleagues that it's long past time to change course."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070515/ap_on_el_pr/us_iraq;_ylt=AluSrgpSjwCNvunB2TaqcGnMWM0F

[Demeter]

1. When a Creditor Cuts You Off, You Are Lucky to Get 30 Days

anything more than that is bullshit! Give Bush 30 days to pull out all the troops and then it's quits!

[Rydz777]

2. Good. Now do it - cut the funding. eom

[grytpype]

3. Clinton, Obama to Back Vote to Cut Off Funding for Troops in Iraq

Source: Washington Post

Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.) announced yesterday that they will support a symbolic vote to cut off funding for combat troops in Iraq within a year, an important shift for both Democratic presidential candidates as the war debate on Capitol Hill intensifies.

The funding vote is expected in the Senate today, as one of four test votes on Iraq that Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) had scheduled in advance of final talks with the House and the Bush administration over a $124 billion war-spending bill.

In the House last week, 169 Democrats and two Republicans voted to withdraw troops from Iraq within nine months -- a surprisingly large number that underscores the growing determination among Democrats to legislate an end to the war.

For Clinton, the shift reflects the particular pressure on Democratic presidential candidates. She voted to authorize the war in 2002, and has resisted calls to specify a U.S. withdrawal date. But she has grown increasingly critical of the war and, two weeks ago, called for revoking President Bush's authority to continue the conflict past October without a new vote from Congress.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051502207.html?nav=rss_print%2Fasection

[JeffR]

4. It's not much, certainly not enough, but I'll give them minor props for this

Hopefully none of the Clintonistas on the board will see this post. I have a reputation as a "jealous misogynistic hate-filled Clinton-basher" to maintain, after all.

[stimbox]

5. More non-binding crap

I'll be sure and cast a "symbolic" vote for those two in the primary, while I really vote for Kucinich.

[cqo_000]

6. LOL

good one stimbox