House lawmakers rejected a timetable to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq on Friday in a Republican push to put war positions on the record.
The House passed a nonbinding resolution in a 256-153 vote that would praise U.S. troops, link the Iraq war to the global War on Terror and reject an "arbitrary date for the withdrawal or redeployment" for not being in the national interest.
"I will vote against this resolution because it is an affirmation of the president's failed policy in Iraq," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "The war in Iraq has been a grotesque mistake .. stay the course? I don't think so, Mr. President."
Republicans countered Democrats' arguments by defending the war and the need to keep U.S. forces in war-torn Iraq to hunt down terrorists and insurgents.
�This is a war of necessity that we must fight,� said House Majority Leader Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, adding that "retreat is not an option in Iraq."
The House vote follows the Senate's rejection in a 93-6 vote Thursday to a similar proposal that would allow "only forces that are critical to completing the mission of standing up Iraqi security forces" to stay in Iraq in 2007. Click here to see how your senator voted.
Senate Democrats promised to bring the issue back up next week through a proposal to start redeploying troops this year.
Republicans pushed the debate with four months left before voters hit the polls for midterm elections that could make changes to the control of the House and Senate.
Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., voted for the resolution because he said he supports U.S. troops and believes in the mission in Iraq.
�We must defend the values of this country, we must protect our allies � and we must be resolute in how to protect the men and women in the field,� Foley said. �There are young men and women who are in harm�s way and for us to be second guessing them here at home in the sanctity of the chamber of the United States Congress, undermines their commitment."
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2 comments:
thanks for the comment on the glenn drawing. i'd do more like this one but i find it tough to find clear and somewhat larger photos of hosts to work from. i'd do your portrait but it's too small to work from.....
I could send you a bigger photo...! Hahahahaha. just kidding, I appreciate the thought anyway, however not only is my potrait to small but I am just a little fish in a big pond. These guys are carrying the burden of getting out the message. Im just taking batting practice.
Thanks Chris,
J.R.
P.S.
Folks you should check out Chris's site Talk Radio Fan, just scroll down on the blogroll to his site and click it on. He has a great site and is a very talented artist as well.
Highly recommended by me and some GREAT talk show hosts.
J.R.
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