Jihadi Du Jour: White House Hangs Veto Over Pullout Plan

Pelosi's Hometown paper reports:

WASHINGTON, (AP)House Democratic leaders vowed Thursday to pass legislation setting a deadline of Sept. 1, 2008, for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, a challenge to President Bush's war policy that drew a blunt veto threat in return.

"It would unnecessarily handcuff our generals on the ground, and it's safe to say it's a non-starter for the president," said White House spokesman Dan Bartlett.

Little more than two months after Democrats took control of the House and Senate, Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said the bill would set "dates certain for the first time in the Congress for the redeployment of our troops out of Iraq."

Officials said the deadline would be accelerated — possibly to the end of 2007 — if the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki failed to meet commitments for taking over security operations, distributing oil revenue and opening his nation's constitution to amendments.

Pelosi said Democrats would add their war-related provisions to the administration's request for nearly $100 billion to pay for the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan...

The Democrats would be screaming bloody murder if a Republican majority announce it would add it's agenda driven provisions to a Democrat request. I guess what's good for the goose is not good for the gander? I have no doubt it will be vetoed. This is all just political "cut and run". IMHO.

Labels: Democratic Congress, Iraq