House OKs Symbolic Measure Opposing Troop Surge

Feb 16, 2007 15:54

Yay?
WASHINGTON -- The Democratic-controlled House issued a symbolic rejection of President Bush's plan to deploy more troops to Iraq on Friday, opening an epic confrontation between Congress and commander in chief over an unpopular war that has taken the lives of more than 3,100 U.S. troops.

The vote on the nonbinding measure was 246-182.


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txvoodoo February 17 2007, 01:11:51 UTC
Yeah, that gets a big fat yay from me, sans exclamation point.

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