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By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press
WASHINGTON - House Democratic leaders are backing away from a plan to scale back U.S. involvement in the Iraq war by using Congress' most powerful tool — withholding money in the budget.
Instead, party officials said Tuesday, leaders are weighing a proposal that would attempt to embarrass Bush into abandoning his war strategy. Under a plan discussed behind closed doors, Democrats probably would fund President Bush's entire $93.4 billion request for war spending this year but require that any troops sent into battle that don't meet certain standards receive a presidential waiver and that Congress be notified of the shortcoming.
The compromise is an attempt to please members who want to end the war immediately by cutting funding and others who do not want to appear as though Democrats are turning their back on troops.
"I think it's a responsible approach," said Rep. Chet Edwards (voting record), D-Texas.
So now we have our elected ' stop the war ' Democrats thinking of funding Bush's entire $93 billion war spending for this year. What next, let him keep the White House forever.
Embarrass Bush? What planet have you idiots been on for the last six years? You can't embarrass someone with an I.Q. of nothing, he doesn't understand that sort of thing. Wake the hell up you guys and get with the program!
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