Senate planned to begin debating on Wednesday a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops

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Some Republicans said on Tuesday events in Iraq had convinced them it was better to go ahead and debate
President George W. Bush's war policy than block consideration of Democratic proposals to change the policy for a third time.

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Republicans will not stop the Senate from considering the Democrats' withdrawal plan in a procedural vote expected on Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (news, bio, voting record), a Kentucky Republican, told reporters.

McConnell opposed the Democrats' measure, which he said "moves us down the road toward further micromanaging the troops," and he noted similar language had drawn a veto threat from Bush.

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