Measure Tying Iraq to Terror War Passes House (NPR) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House on Friday handily rejected a timetable for pulling U.S. forces out of Iraq, culminating a fiercely partisan debate between Republicans and Democrats feeling the public's apprehension about war and the onrushing midterm campaign season.
A 'sad benchmark' of the war in Iraq - The OlympianHouse Holds First Extended Debate on Iraq War (Washington Post) The House of Representatives today held its first extended debate on the war in Iraq, as Republicans pushed a resolution that ties the conflict to the "global war on terrorism" and rejects setting a date for U.S. withdrawal, while Democrats denounced what they described as the majority's political...
Iraq war costs America 173bn - and 2,500 lives - Telegraph.co.ukExcerpts From the Debate in Congress About the War in Iraq (New York Times) "This resolution is about more than the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is about a global war to protect American ideals, and the democracy and values on which this great nation was founded. This resolution, Mr. Speaker, like this war itself, is about freedom.
Congress wrangles over Iraq war policy (International Herald Tribune) The House and the Senate have engaged in angry, intensely partisan debate over the war in Iraq as Republicans seek to rally support for the Bush administration's policies and exploit Democratic divisions in an election year shadowed by unease over the war.
Senate approves $94.5b for Iraq war, storm relief - Boston GlobeHouse Approves Iraq War Resolution (Washington Post) In 256-153 vote, House backs nonbinding resolution that wraps Iraq conflict into war on terrorism, rejects deadline for troop withdrawal.
Iraq war debate resumes on House floor (Houston Chronicle) The House resumed an election-year debate today on a nonbinding resolution that praises U.S. troops, labels the Iraq war part of the larger global fight against terrorism and says an "arbitrary date for the withdrawal or redeployment" of troops is not in the national interest.
Parties Face Off Over Iraq War in 11-Hour Debate (Washington Post) Congress plunged into a wide-ranging debate over the origins and conduct of the war in Iraq yesterday, with each party excoriating the other for alleged weakness and complacency about the stakes involved.