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Democrats denounce Iraq stategy« Thread Started on Feb 23, 2

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Democrats denounce Iraq stategy« Thread Started on Feb 23, 2

Postby admin » Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:26 am

Democrats denounce Iraq stategy« Thread Started on Feb 23, 2007, 3:16am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Democrats denounce Iraq stategyNon-binding resolution decrying president's troop surge in Iraq not enough, critics sayBy Oliver M. StyleDemocrats may have rejoiced after taking back the U.S. Congress last November, but their razor-thin majority in the Senate is turning out to be a tough pill to swallow—at least when it comes to Iraq.Senators narrowly rejected a motion last Saturday, Feb. 17 to force debate on a non-binding resolution opposing President Bush’s deployment of 21,500 additional troops to the troubled war zone. Although the 56-34 vote had a majority in favor, it failed to garner the 60 needed to initiate a proposed rebuke of the President’s controversial plan.Compared to their Senate partners across the Capitol, House Democrats had an easier time debating—and eventually passing—the same resolution. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) led the days-long war of words between Democratic skeptics and Republican supporters of the Bush administration’s new strategy, resulting in a decisive but sharply divided 246-182 vote on Friday, Feb. 16. A total of 17 Republicans joined their colleagues on the other side of the aisle to formally denounce the proposed troop surge—whereas only two Democrats broke party lines to vote against the resolution.read at source> http://www.cityonahillpress.com/article.php?id=391
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