Edwards Statement on Senate Passage of Iraq Funding Bill

Edwards Statement on Senate Passage of Iraq Funding Bill
John Edwards for President
Thursday, April 26, 2007
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Senator John Edwards released the following statement today following the U.S. Senate's passage of the Iraq funding bill, which also requires the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

"Today, the Senate passed a bill that would fund the war in Iraq while bringing the conflict to a close. Both Houses of Congress have now given voice to the will of the American people that we must end the war in Iraq. The President has said he will veto this legislation, which will defy the American people and deny our troops the funding they need. The President will be the one blocking support for our troops, not Congress. If the President does proceed on this stubborn path, Congress must not back down in a false game of chicken. They should send the same bill back to the President -- and should do this again and again, as many times as it takes for him to understand that the American people are right and the war must be brought to an end."

http://johnedwards.com/news/headlines/20070426-iraq-funding/

Um, do we have a president? :shrug:

Again, Edwards gets kudos for stating what ought to be obvious, except no one else seems to have thought of it.

a while now....

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BLOG | Posted 04/13/2007 @ 9:03pm
Edwards' Veto Plan
Ari Berman

"I have urged Congress to stand up to the President's veto threat, rather than back down in a false game of chicken . If he does veto funding for our troops, Congress should send the same bill right back to him. And they should do this again and again, until the President finally understands that he cannot reject the will of the overwhelming majority American people."

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?pid=185020