New GOP Bill Challenges Bush Iraq Policy

We need 15 democratic co sponsors of Warner-Lugar

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By ANNE FLAHERTY and PAULINE JELINEK
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two prominent Senate Republicans have drafted legislation that would require President Bush by mid-October to come up with a plan to dramatically narrow the mission of U.S. troops in Iraq.

The legislation, which represents a sharp challenge to Bush, was put forward Friday by Sens. John Warner and Richard Lugar and it came as the Pentagon acknowledged that a decreasing number of Iraqi army battalions are able to operate independently of U.S. troops.

"Given continuing high levels of violence in Iraq and few manifestations of political compromise among Iraq's factions, the optimal outcome in Iraq of a unified, pluralist, democratic government that is able to police itself, protect its borders, and achieve economic development is not likely to be achieved in the near future," the Warner-Lugar proposal said.

The GOP will use it as a campaign tool...

Mark my words...

They will claim the democrats couldn't lead and it took the GOP to start putting an end to the war...

Mark my words...

Yeah... right

Unless Rove-Bush** put a terrorist "attack" in place to change this, it looks like this legislation will get things moving to slow down the Rove-Bush** "war".

It's another way to NOT get out of Iraq while claiming they wish to. "I supported the Republican plan..."

But other than that...

The dem's need to put something together and accept one of the key points from this legislation as an ammendment...

That way, the GOP can't claim that they acted responsibly...

Oh really? Since when does Bush respond to "requirements"?

This is nothing more than CYA bullshit for the GOP -- smoke and mirrors. They're just kicking the can down the road same as always, while trying to look like they're *doing something*.

Democrats would be IDIOTS to sign on to this -- why should they help the Repugs look good?

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