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Senate Passes Funding Bill With Withdrawal Date

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Thu Mar 29, 2007 at 05:21:46 PM EST
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The Senate passed its Iraq funding bill today.

The 51-47 vote fell mostly along party lines, with two Republicans -- Sens. Chuck Hagel (Neb.) and Gordon Smith (Ore.) -- joining Democrats in support of the package, which would fund U.S. military activity in Iraq and Afghanistan. But Democrats also attached language that would start troop withdrawals within 120 days of passage, with a March 31, 2008, goal for completing combat operations in Iraq. Some troops could remain in Iraq after that deadline in order to conduct counterterrorism training and security operations.

What's next? The House and the Senate have to come to an agreement about the date for requiring troops to pull out. Once the House and Senate agree on a version, it goes to President Bush, who has threatened to veto the bill.

Is there no one President Bush is accountable to?

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    Senate Passes Funding Bill With Withdrawal Date | 8 comments (8 topical)

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    Read the Constitution much? (1.00 / 1) (#3)
    by jarober on Thu Mar 29, 2007 at 10:00:54 PM EST
    You ask: "Is there no one President Bush is accountable to?"

    I'll ask you:  Read the Constitution much?  The veto is one of the President's power; deal with it.  

    You know any other man who's ever (none / 0) (#4)
    by Edger on Thu Mar 29, 2007 at 10:13:26 PM EST
    castrated himself?

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    After all (none / 0) (#8)
    by Edger on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 08:21:33 AM EST
    You'd really have to wonder about the man's sanity, and removing him from any position where he is dangerous to himself and others is probably a good idea.

    Yes?

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    Sorry to break the news... (none / 0) (#7)
    by LarryE on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 01:36:48 AM EST
    ...but the use of "neener-neener" as an argument ("deal with it") lost it's bite a few years ago and President 30% isn't likely to restore its power.

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    Odd how you refer to him as castrated, while he (1.00 / 1) (#5)
    by demohypocrates on Thu Mar 29, 2007 at 10:57:46 PM EST
    smacks down Congressional nonsense.  He seems anything but. Winning Congress doesn't mean you have won the Presidency, all of your frustrations aside.

    As a lame duck, that's pretty much right. Nobody. (none / 0) (#1)
    by rdandrea on Thu Mar 29, 2007 at 05:50:54 PM EST
    n/t

    Is there no one President Bush is accountable to? (none / 0) (#2)
    by Edger on Thu Mar 29, 2007 at 09:54:38 PM EST
    Accountable to people who make obscenely large amounts of money from the things he does.

    I have a feeling he won't veto. There are people expecting their money.

    Jimbo (none / 0) (#6)
    by Che's Lounge on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 01:15:02 AM EST
    But Democrats also attached language that would start troop withdrawals within 120 days of passage, with a March 31, 2008, goal for completing combat operations in Iraq.

    Waddaya think? Would you call that going all in?

    Even if that was non-binding, if Bush signs it, I will be shocked (but not awed).

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