Warner: No compromise seen on Iraq resolutions

[villager]

No compromise seen on Iraq resolutions

By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer 35 minutes ago

WASHINGTON -The leader of a bipartisan effort to rebuke President Bush's Iraq strategy said Thursday he would not strike a compromise with a harsher Democratic resolution the Senate will debate next week.

Sen. John Warner, R-Va., former chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said he won't negotiate with Democrats to develop a single proposal on Iraq. His comments _ along with the emergence of other resolutions the Senate might consider _ underscored how a Congress largely against Bush's proposal to send more troops to Iraq remained divided over what to do about it.

Warner's decision bolsters chances that his resolution will be the one to win final Senate approval. Democrats are expected to vote for his proposal if their measure fails, and several Republicans said they prefer Warner's approach because it is less divisive.

His decision to avoid bargaining also decreases the odds that a single resolution would emerge that would garner a strong, bipartisan vote reproaching Bush's plan, which the White House hopes to avoid.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070126/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq

[Jawja]

1. In other words,

Warner's resolution has no teeth. A dog and pony show. :eyes:

[papau]

2. 21,000 troops is not an escalation - it is a "decision" in Warner's version n/t

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[Toots]

3. All are non-binding

They squawk about bi-partisanship but when given an opportunity they become defiant and say my way only....

[villager]

4. guess he doesn't want to go up against the "Decision-maker," eh?

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