The Iraq Vote

Not likely to become law, but a striking example of how the balance of power has shifted in Congress.

House passes Iraq bill, Pelosi scores big win

Talk about your hard-fought victories, this one looked like it might not happen at all. The House Democratic leadership put together the “U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health and Iraq Accountability Act,” which, among other things, would set a timeline to bring troops home from Iraq by Sept. 1, 2008. It represents the biggest shift in [...]

UPDATE:  Well, not everybody on the liberal side of things is impressed. Our friend, Magpie, wanted more...

With this kind of a victory, who needs defeat?

I just heard that the House of Representatives has narrowly approved a spending measure that includes a timetable for withdrawing US troops from Iraq. I'm sorry, but it doesn't seem to me that allowing Dubya to keep going with his doomed 'surge' until October 2008 is any sort of victory for opponents of the Iraq war. I've tried to write a post describing why I'm so [...]

Tags: Troop Withdrawal, Iraq War, Withdrawal Deadline

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