Senate Supports a Pullout Date in Iraq War Bill
The Senate went on record for the first time on Tuesday in favor of a withdrawal date from Iraq, with Democrats marshaling the votes they needed to deliver a forceful rebuke to President Bush’s war policy.
By a vote of 50 to 48, with a few crucial votes shifting in favor of the Democratic position, the Senate rejected a Republican effort to strip from the military spending bill any mention of a withdrawal date. The legislation will now move forward with a nonbinding goal of beginning a gradual withdrawal of American troops from Iraq within 120 days of the measure’s enactment, with a pullout by March 31, 2008.
McCain flew back to Washington to argue aginst the move, saying “This bill should be named the Date Certain for Surrender Act.” What a boob.
The King maintains that he will veto any bill containing a pullout date. I guess he doesn't want this thing to begin and end on his watch. That would make the historians' job too easy.
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