Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan

Indonesia
April 26, 2007 8:02pm CST
US soldier in Iraq President Bush says the bill will undermine US forces in Iraq The US Senate has voted to approve a bill which requires US troops to start withdrawing from Iraq by October. President George Bush has said he will veto the Democrat-sponsored bill, which was also passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Mr Bush says he is committed to his "surge" strategy, under which more US troops are being poured into Baghdad. Earlier the top US general in Iraq, David Petraeus said reducing forces could lead to increased violence. The Senate voted 51 to 46 in favour of the bill, which makes $100bn (£50bn) in further funding for the war conditional on a timetable for withdrawal. It says the pull-out must start by 1 October this year, and sets a target of completion by 31 March 2008
2 responses
bobmnu
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
27 Apr 07
The enemy is estacic. Al Sadar ran and hid when President Bush announced the Surge and said we are comming after him. When the Democrats passed the first troop withdrawal date he told his fighters to attack US Soldiers. Do the Democrats realize or even care that they are putting US Troops in danger. I hope that the US Public realize this and rememberit come November 2008.
greenman92553
@greenman92553 (51)
• Argentina
27 Apr 07
I think this puts the people of the United States at risk of another false flag operation. I truly believe the US government capable of creating a situation of a self inflicted attack (like the Maine). I think to try to limit the power of the far right now in government is very dangerous business. I dont think Israel is happy with the decision either. For Israel its a matter of survival to have the american shield near. Im afrain to imagine how they would react.