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Jim Manley,spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ( voting record) :
"They can spin all they want, but the fact is that President Bush is ignoring a bipartisan majority of Congress, his own military commanders, and the American public in escalating the war. The American people have demanded a change of course in Iraq and Democrats are committed to holding President Bush accountable." Yahoo News
This was said after the White House spin machine, in this case Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, dissed the Democrats Iraq proposal as, "what could best be described as a Goldilocks resolution: one that is hot enough for the radical left wing, but cool enough for party leaders to claim that they are for the troops."
As currently drafted, the Democratic legislation says the military "shall commence phased redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq not later than 120 days" after the bill's enactment. The goal is to complete the withdrawal by March 31, 2008.
In the interim, the military would be required to transition to a new mission involving "targeted anti-terrorism operations," as well as providing training and logistical support for the Iraqis and helping them protect their own borders.
I personally do not see the Democrats accomplishing to much with this legislation unless they can get alot more of the Republican Senators to go along with it. If not, the legislation will die in the senate or either Bush will veto it and if he's feeling really cocky, he'll create a signing statement and ignore the entire thing.
IMPEACH! INDICT! IMPRISON!
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