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Cheney: Democrats Will Drop Timetables

2007-04-16

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

#9 W will sign; his spine has left the building.......

Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-04-16 14:11

#8 Yeah, Capsu, Bush could always make the point that there are a lot of other bills he could veto too. When it starts to interfere with the pork barrel they may back down.

Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-04-16 12:52

#7 I think the question in each congress critters mind will be Homer Simpsonesque:
"Hum, bacon or time tables... bacon or timetables"

Posted by: Capsu78 2007-04-16 11:40

#6 Just like the start of WW 2, Glenmore. I'm afraid the parallel will not end there.

Posted by: Bobby 2007-04-16 07:32

#5 The bill will contain timetables; the Dem base and good strategy demands it. Then Bush gets faced with having to veto it, which will mean fodder for the 'Bush doesn't care about the troops' people, plus lots of delay and shuffling of other funds to meet day-to-day needs. If he doesn't veto, he 'loses' his battle with the Dems. At this point whether there is a timetable or not matters little - it is pretty certain we are going to (declare victory and) quit pretty soon anyway.
All this death and destruction in Iraq was unneccesary - but not for the reasons generally given. The war would have been avoided if the other world players (Russia, France, Germany, etc.) had put forward a united front with the US - but that did not meet their internal financial and political desires. The 'insurgency' might have been avoided if the internal parties within the coalition had presented a united front - a 'will to win' - that would have 'encouraged' Iraqi reconciliation and clearly identified the strong horse. But just like before, internal political desires overruled doing the right thing for its own sake.

Posted by: Glenmore 2007-04-16 07:23

#4 IMO Cheney's on the mark > in case Radical Islam fails to initiate Amer Hiroshima(s) inside America, the DemoLeft for 2008 elex and beyond will likely try to hedge + PC claim full credit for US-Allied flags propping up all over the ME around Iran.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-04-16 05:02

#3 The Dems would have to be stone-cold stupid to do anything more than float talk about that idea. That's why I worry so . . . .

Posted by: gorb 2007-04-16 04:01

#2 They'll drop it if Bush makes it known that he will veto any "time-table included" funding bill that hits his desk

Posted by: Mike N. 2007-04-16 01:30

#1 Dick's a great guy but he's whistling past the graveyard on this one. The Demonrats will send up a bill with timetables; W will veto it; the timetables will get watered down in renegotiations; W will sign the bill; everybody will declare victory. That's the way these things usually work.

Posted by: Jonathan 2007-04-16 00:03

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