Bush Cuts Off Funding For Our Troops

[Purveyor]

It's official, and not unexpected:

Bush vetoed legislation to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq Tuesday night in a historic showdown with Congress over whether the unpopular and costly war should end or escalate.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi had this to say in response:

The president wants a blank check. The Congress is not going to give it to him. The president said, in his comments, he did not believe in timelines, and he spoke out very forcefully against them.

Yet in 1999, on June 5th, then-Governor Bush said, about President Clinton, "I think it's important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they would be withdrawn."

If the president thinks that what is happening on the ground in Iraq now is progress, as he said in his comments tonight, then it’s clear to see why we have a disagreement on policy with him. I agree with Leader Reid.

---EOE---

http://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2007/05/bush-cuts-off-funding-for-our-troops.html

[porphyrian]

1. That's exactly how to say it. - n/t

[Purveyor]

3. I think was shall see more 'headliners' such as this by morning... eom

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. Yet...

Yet in 1999, on June 5th, then-Governor Bush said, about President Clinton, "I think it's important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they would be withdrawn."


Kick the can.

[Igel]

5. Apparently he was ignored.

There are still American soldiers (NG?) in Kosovo. Just not under US command.

[Bluebear]

4. Kick