Senate to Vote on Troop Withdrawal

[Rhino]

Senate to Vote on Democratic Proposals to Withdraw U.S. Troops From Iraq

Thursday, June 22, 2006

WASHINGTON — Democrats want a different direction in Iraq. Republicans back President Bush.

"The public is very happy about the fact that we have not been attacked since 9/11," Sen. Mitch McConnell, the second-ranking Senate Republican, said, even though polls show voters are weary about the war that's in its fourth year.

"Americans want an exit strategy," countered Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. "The status quo is a disaster."

The GOP-controlled Senate was poised to vote Thursday on two Democratic proposals to start redeploying U.S. troops from Iraq this year, a week after both houses of Congress soundly rejected withdrawal timetables.

Both proposals — offered as amendments to an annual military bill — were expected to be defeated, mostly along partisan lines.

"One hundred percent of the Democratic caucus believes it's time for change. One hundred percent of the Republican caucus believes it's time to stay the course," Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said during debate, voicing the Democratic view of the likely vote outcome as well as the choice facing voters this fall.......http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200542,00.html

Al Qaeda is gleefully wringing their hands.

[DoctorDoom]

Cut & run - the RAT "strategy". It makes the choice simple in November.

[Wyatt_Junker]

"Americans want an exit strategy," countered Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.

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[Rhino]

Senate Rejects Democratic Plans to Withdraw U.S. Troops From Iraq

Thursday, June 22, 2006

WASHINGTON — An amendment calling for a short timetable to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq went down in a lopsided defeat Thursday, failing 86-13. The Senate also rejected a second amendment that had a longer and more open-ended schedule for withdrawal. That failed 39-60.

The tallies were taken after finishing up about an hour and a half of debate on the Democratic measures following a late night session that ended near midnight Wednesday. After the vote, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Democrats were pleased with the outcome.

"Being bogged down in Iraq like we have been makes America less safe, but that's apparently what Republicans want," Reid, D-Nev., said after the vote.

"Senate Democrats coalesced strongly this morning around a policy of changing the course in a balanced and common sense way," added Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., who sponsored the second amendment.

The first failed amendment, sponsored by Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts and Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, a former and possible future presidential candidate respectively, called for troops to be out of Iraq and redeployed elsewhere in the region by July 1, 2007.

"This is not cut and run. This is a smart way to win the War on Terror," Kerry said in the debate Wednesday....... .

[Lubbock]

Yeas dropped from 86 to 60. 26 spineless weenies.

I belive Jonah Goldberg refers to people like that as cheese eating surrender monkies.

[Longhorn_Platinum]

:question: Does anyone have a list of how each senator voted?

[ConspiracyBuff]

You can easily get it....thats what Google is good for.

[Antigone]

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00181

[Longhorn_Platinum]

:rolleyes: Gee, thanks a lot, ConspiracyBuff.

:thumb: Gee, thanks a lot, Antigone.

[Antigone]

You're very welcome! :)

[ConspiracyBuff]

:rolleyes: Gee, thanks a lot, ConspiracyBuff.

:thumb: Gee, thanks a lot, Antigone.

Sorry Platinum grillz i was reading that post on my way out the door and so I didnt have time to actually research it. I knew from having done it in the past on other Senate Votes that Google would do the trickola. Now I come back and its done, magic.

[ConspiracyBuff]

Who's the douchebag republican from Rhode Island?
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Hes just that.