Pelosi on Iraq Veto Threat: ‘President Has Again Chosen Confrontation Over Cooperation’

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Pelosi on Iraq Veto Threat: ‘President Has Again Chosen Confrontation Over Cooperation’

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today following news reports that the President is threatening to veto the revised Iraq Accountability Act that the House will vote on this week:

“With this latest veto threat, the President has once again chosen confrontation over cooperation. For four years, the President has refused to pay for this war responsibly, and it is his veto of the Iraq Accountability Act – which gave him more than he asked for – that brings us to this point today.

“Even as the Congress addresses some of the White House’s concerns, the President waves his veto pen at any proposal that does not give him a blank check for a war without end in Iraq.

“The President refuses to listen to the American people who want this war to end. Instead, what they’re getting from the President is further escalation of the war: maintaining an additional 35,000 troops, lengthened deployments, and expanded troop levels until at least April 2008.

“Our bill will fully fund the troops, honor our commitment to our veterans, hold the Iraqi government accountable and end the war. The President’s only response to our good faith efforts is another veto threat.”

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Had he set enough money aside in the budget last year, we wouldn't be going through this right now. But no, he didn't want this additional money to be included in the budget, so it becomes an "emergency" that the Democratic Congress must deal with.

Give the bastard back the same bill he just vetoed. Over and over and over again until he gets the point.

If he doesn't eventually get the point, the war will end when the money runs out, and the troops will come home. War over. Bush ended it with his veto.

It will be the first time since he's been in office that he's REALLY supported the troops, and put their needs and best interests first.

Speaking as one of them I would also like the illegal occupation of
the White House to end.

Impeach and remove the cancer that has infected our government. NOW

psychiatric assessment of this mental case we have in office. He is not listening to the American People, why doesn't someone just come out and say this man is pushing us into a dictatorship/monarchy.

see if he doesnt change his tune a bit.