Democrats Push a Tactic to Shift Iraq Plan « Thread Started on Sept 15, 2007, 9:46pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Democrats Push a Tactic to Shift Iraq Plan Haraz N. Ghanbari/Associated PressBy DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and DAVID S. CLOUDPublished: September 15, 2007read at source> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/15/washi ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 — Now that President Bush and Gen. David H. Petraeus have charted their course for the Iraq war, Democrats in the Senate say one of their proposals aimed at shifting the president’s strategy is finally close to winning enough Republican support for a real chance at being approved. It would require that troops spend as much time at home as on their most recent tours overseas before being redeployed.