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Home Front: Politix
US House Democrats urge Jan 2009 Iraq pullout
2007-10-03
WASHINGTON - President George W. BushÂ’s request for nearly $200 billion more to fund the Iraq war will not be approved unless it is linked to a plan to bring home US combat troops by January 2009, the head of the House appropriations committee said on Tuesday.

Rep. David Obey, a Wisconsin Democrat, told a news conference his panel would not even consider the war funding request until early 2008, by which time he estimates funding for military operations will have run out. Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently outlined the request to Congress.
I suspect Bush will be happy to play chicken on the funds right during the primaries. Let the Democratic presidential candidates squirm on this one.
In proposing the new timetable for withdrawing troops, Obey said, “As chairman of the appropriations committee, I have no intention of reporting out of committee any time in this session of Congress any such (war funding) request that simply serves to continue the status quo.” Obey said he would be more willing to consider the money request if it would also “establish as a goal the end of US involvement in combat operations by January of 2009.” That is when the next US president would succeed Bush.
Posted by:Steve White

#6  The bozos are gonna keep throwing dates out there until the end coincides with one of their dates, so they can say that they won.

And none of us will be smart enough to see through the facade.
Posted by: Bobby   2007-10-03 10:35  

#5  What have you folks accomplished so far, Davey Boy?
I see your streak continuing...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-10-03 10:20  

#4  How's this for a goal - WIN.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2007-10-03 09:50  

#3  "...establish as a goal..."

I have an urge to purge.
Posted by: DepotGuy   2007-10-03 08:59  

#2  We are winning! We need to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-10-03 07:48  

#1  I support the Democrats' plan to pull out of the US House. The sooner the better.
Posted by: Iblis   2007-10-03 00:33  

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