Reid: Bill will force withdrawal from Iraq

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http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/354026,042307iraq.article

April 23, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Defying a fresh veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Congress will pass legislation within days requiring the start of a troop withdrawal from Iraq by Oct. 1, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday.

The legislation also sets a goal of a complete pullout by April 1, 2008, he said.

In remarks prepared for delivery, Reid said that under the legislation the troops that remain after next April 1 could only train Iraqi security units, protect U.S forces and conduct ''targeted counter-terror operations.''

Reid spoke a few hours after Bush said he will reject any legislation along the lines of what Democrats will pass. ''I will strongly reject an artificial timetable (for) withdrawal and/or Washington politicians trying to tell those who wear the uniform how to do their job,'' the president said.

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1. Iraq

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

We must have stay there and take all of OUR oil


The troops must stay.....................

We dont want the terra ists to follow them home so they must never come home
so the terra ists dont follow them here.................


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2. ''I will strongly reject an artificial timetable..."

He had no qualms about an artifical time limit to start the war.

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4. good point

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3. Good. It should start right away.

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5. Bravo for Reid

:bounce: The Dem's have balls, this is such great news.

They have to cut the funding, lets the bilionaionas of Bush's crowd pay for the war. It's about time.