House Democrats push new withdrawal bill-vote next week

[babylonsister]

House Democrats push new withdrawal bill

By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer 51 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - House Democrats have drafted new Iraq legislation they hope will appeal to Republicans fed up with the war: Start withdrawing troops in two months but leave it up to President Bush to decide when to complete the pullout.

The vote will come next week, as members take up a $460 billion bill covering military spending for 2008. Another vote could come again in September, after Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus delivers a long-anticipated assessment on the war and Congress considers a $142 billion measure needed to finance the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"This is big time," Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., said of the upcoming fall debate. "When you get to September, this is history. This is when we're going to have a real confrontation with the president trying to work things out."

The House has passed similar anti-war measures in the past, but has been unable to push the legislation through the Senate, where Democrats hold a slimmer majority and Republicans have routinely blocked such bills from advancing.

Most recently, the House approved legislation that would have required troop withdrawals to begin this November and finish by April 1.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070725/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq;_ylt=Aqtk7QWUmc4IefTrXAFvVZas0NUE

[Generator]

1. Just yesterday it was printed

and I posted that the PLAN by Petraeus and the Pentagon is that combat operations are to continue through SUMMER 2009. I got a bunch of bored replies, and a couple of concerned ones-all eight of them.

I sometimes wonder what planet I am on. I will post it again. WHAT the hell. It's just a damn dog and pony show. Maybe the DEMS are on the other side-because there ain't no outrage-there is no September deadline or change happening-it's all a fucking farce. Oh and yes-next week August starts and the month long vacation starts. So when exactly is this magic change going to happen?

[babylonsister]

4. I also posted that NYT article, and I don't think anyone responded.

It can get discouraging in here.
As for the House, I guess if it's shot down in the Senate, it's their problem, which is true. But when would they get it? I wish they'd cancel their damned vacation.

[BlackHawk706867]

2. I don't agree with that at all.. "Leave it up to Bush to decide when to complete"

That is absolutely a cop out IMO.... Why would you leave anything up to Bush to decide? Not a good idea as I see it.

ww

[babylonsister]

3. Very good point; there should be no trust left that he'd do the right thing.

Ship some of them home and leave the rest there? He'd do that...

[BlackHawk706867]

5. So whom in the House would make such a proposal? This is absolute...

Bullshit.... Just go on your damn month vacation and talk to your constituents and they will probably tell ya that this idea sucks big time. Get everyone out of Iraq ASAP... and leave nothing to Bush to decide.... He is not going to decide shit.... Other than what he wants to have happen...Geez...

ww