Posted by
JBDavis on Thursday, March 15, 2007 4:56:40 PM
The Dem's policy to pull out of Iraq has failed in the Senate. I guess Bush can put away his veto pen. The plan, which need 60 votes to pass failed 50-48.
In the Senate, after weeks of skirmishing, Republicans easily turned back Democratic legislation requiring a troop withdrawal to begin within 120 days. The measure set no fixed deadline for completion of the redeployment, but set a goal of March 31, 2008. The vote was 50-48 against the measure, 12 short of the 60 needed for passage.
I hope this was just another ploy by the Dems to get votes. That does seem to be the only explanation. I believe many of them know we should not leave until the job is done.