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Pelosi backs new Iraq war authorization
2007-02-27
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday she supports legislation to redefine U.S. troops' mission in Iraq away from combat and focus it on training Iraqi soldiers and thwarting terrorism, an idea that is circulating among Senate Democrats. "I do support the idea of 'the authorization could be more focused,'" the California Democrat told reporters, adding that she had not yet read the specific Senate language.

Pelosi stopped short of embracing House legislation proposed by Rep. John Murtha to place conditions on the nearly $100 billion in new funds the Pentagon wants for fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "They'll work that out in the Appropriations Committee," Pelosi said, when asked whether the Pennsylvania Democrat's conditions should be attached to the emergency spending bill for the Iraq war that will move through Congress soon. Referring to Murtha's initiative, Pelosi added, "I don't see them as conditions to our funding. Congress will fund our troops ... as long as they're in harm's way."
Which didn't answer the question.
Posted by:Steve White

#14  BA: #8: lol, RD! It makes it more palatable that Rangerup's Grace is in my screen the same time that pic in #4 is.

Oh no, you actually have both on yer desktop pic BA, or just two windoz up, one of each? LOL!
:-)
Posted by: RD   2007-02-27 21:04  

#13  There is no way in hell that Hilary would allow both Cheney and Bush to be impeached and removed from office. That would allow Nancy to become the first female president, and that spot has been reserved for Hilary since she was born.
Posted by: Rambler   2007-02-27 17:56  

#12  "House Democrats will huddle on Tuesday to try to hash out a unified position on legislation that could change the terms of the U.S. military's role in Iraq."

Translation: They realize they donÂ’t have enough votes to pass legislation that would de-fund the Iraq War. Nor do they have enough votes to remove both Bush and Cheney from office and install Madam Nancy Pantsuit. So itÂ’s really a matter of which half-assed, bullshit stunt they can agree on that will allow them to carp about the Bush Administration for the next year.
Posted by: DepotGuy   2007-02-27 10:40  

#11  Jack! Look out for that bus!
Oooooooh...too late.
Posted by: Nancy   2007-02-27 10:07  

#10  DarthVader - lol! Very Funny!!
Posted by: Thromoger Thrumble5163   2007-02-27 09:55  

#9  I think she is an evil robot that became self aware and escaped Disney's haunted mansion.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-02-27 09:49  

#8  lol, RD! It makes it more palatable that Rangerup's Grace is in my screen the same time that pic in #4 is.
Posted by: BA   2007-02-27 09:44  

#7  As the editorial posted here notes, this is a throwback to Bush's "Failed Policy" of 2006.

Somebody ought to tell Nancy!

Meanwhile, the press keeps on with the surging, rampaging sectarian violence and the people expressing their disapproval of the war by the November ballot, and on and on and on..... [wretch, gag, spit]
Posted by: Bobby   2007-02-27 09:03  

#6  What a maggot.
Posted by: MacNails   2007-02-27 05:27  

#5  that last pic #4 was taken about 30 years ago.
Posted by: RD   2007-02-27 03:04  

#4  
Posted by: Jesing Ebbease3087   2007-02-27 03:02  

#3  
Posted by: Jesing Ebbease3087   2007-02-27 03:01  

#2  --redefine U.S. troops' mission in Iraq away from combat and focus it on training Iraqi soldiers and thwarting terrorism--

And how does 1 thwart terrorism not using combat in that area?
Posted by: anonymous2u   2007-02-27 02:04  

#1  When Amer Hiroshimas occur and Dubya-GOP-NPE is proclaimed as "wiped out" in the name of the PC MSM, decency and anti-US Islamist righteous indignation, whom on the Dems will weep at Dubya's demise.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-02-27 00:43  

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