Jedi2155 Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070329/pl_nm/...a_congress_dc_5 Now its up to Bush whether or not he use his threat of vetoing the bill. In a mostly party-line 51-47 vote, the Democratic-controlled Senate told Bush to start withdrawing the troops this year with the goal of getting all combat soldiers out by March 31, 2008. "The ball is in the president's court. We have done what we needed to do" by passing a bill with even more money for the troops and veterans than Bush requested, said House Majority Leader Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record), a Nevada Democrat. Bush has argued that setting a deadline encourages the enemy to wait it out and hurts military commanders' flexibility. He has promised to veto any legislation that sets withdrawal timetables, which Democrats have attached to about $100 billion in war funds for the next six months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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