WP: GOP Looks Beyond War Measure to Fight on Funding

[Doondoo]

With Republicans speaking out against President Bush's war policy on the House floor yesterday, GOP leaders and the White House conceded defeat on a resolution opposing sending additional U.S. troops to Iraq and began looking toward the coming battle over the war's funding.

On the second day of a four-day showdown over the nonbinding resolution, Democrats looked on as Republican dissidents denounced what they called Bush's ill-conceived plan to put 21,500 more combat troops in the middle of a sectarian civil war.

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Rep. Ric Keller (Fla.), a reliable conservative vote, prefaced his statement with an affirmation of support for Bush personally. But, he said, a "surge" of troops had already been attempted in Baghdad. "The benefits were temporary," he said. "The body bags were permanent."

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Even the president conceded yesterday that the House will deliver a bipartisan rebuke tomorrow, when it votes on a resolution opposing the deployment of additional troops to Iraq, while affirming Congress's support for "the members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving or who have served bravely and honorably in Iraq." But, he warned, Congress must not meddle with the funds needed to support those troops.

"I think you can be against my decision and support the troops, absolutely. But the proof will be whether or not you provide them the money necessary to do the mission," he said at a White House news conference.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/14/AR2007021401576.html

[unhappycamper]

1. Well, we need on 218 NO votes in the House to kill continued funding

of the occupation. IIRC, 233 seats in the House are Dems.

Refresh my memory - what exactly is the mission?

[rodeodance]

2. the Mission?- To PRESERVE JR'S LEGACY!! Nothing more at this point!

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[rodeodance]

3. that translates into saving face!

[Gunit_Sangh]

4. What dems should do ....

Provide the money by revoking *'s tax cuts for the wealthy.

Put the Decider-in-Chief in a position where he chooses paying for his war or vetoing the funding.

We know which path he'll take. He'll veto the funding before pissing off the have-mores