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Cheney: Democrats Will Drop Timetables
 Vice President Dick Cheney says he is "willing to bet" that Democratic lawmakers will back down and approve a war-spending bill that doesn't call for U.S. troops to leave Iraq. Top Democratic leaders shot back that Cheney has lost all public credibility. With President Bush and Congress in a stalemate he plans to veto legislation that orders U.S. troops home, which the House and Senate plan to send him both sides are looking ahead. In an interview broadcast Sunday, Cheney predicted the Democrats will blink. He said Congress will end up passing a "clean" bill that funds the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan without any troop withdrawal timetables. Democrats control Congress, but they do not appear to have the votes to override a presidential veto. "They will not leave the troops in the field without the resources they need," Cheney said of the Democrats. Posted by: Fred 2007-04-16 |
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