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GOP Plans House Vote On Iraq Pullout
       
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are looking to put Democrats on the record when it comes to the war in Iraq.
They're going to let the House vote on an immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq proposed Thursday by an influential Democrat who had originally supported the war, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. The GOP-controlled House is expected to reject the resolution in a vote Friday night as lawmakers finish up work and head home for Thanksgiving.
Murtha's resolution would force the president to withdraw the nearly 160,000 troops in Iraq "at the earliest predictable date." His proposal pushed the war of words between critics of the war and its backers to new heights.
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., accused Murtha of "waving the white flag of surrender."
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., jumped to Murtha's defense, saying he "won't stand for the swift-boating" of Murtha. That's a reference to last year's presidential campaign, when a group called the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth challenged Kerry's war record.
Kerry said it is wrong for Republicans who never wore their country's uniform to question Murtha, who is a decorated veteran.
Meanwhile, White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley said the president respects Murtha as a veteran and a "great leader" of Congress, but thinks he's wrong.
Hadley is accompanying Bush at the summit in South Korea. Hadley said he doesn't see how an immediate pullout would achieve any of the U.S. objectives.
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if they vote to pullout, anything bad that happens will be blamed on them.
if they vote to stay, they are gonna face some angry voters next election.
       
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are looking to put Democrats on the record when it comes to the war in Iraq.
They're going to let the House vote on an immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq proposed Thursday by an influential Democrat who had originally supported the war, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. The GOP-controlled House is expected to reject the resolution in a vote Friday night as lawmakers finish up work and head home for Thanksgiving.
Murtha's resolution would force the president to withdraw the nearly 160,000 troops in Iraq "at the earliest predictable date." His proposal pushed the war of words between critics of the war and its backers to new heights.
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., accused Murtha of "waving the white flag of surrender."
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., jumped to Murtha's defense, saying he "won't stand for the swift-boating" of Murtha. That's a reference to last year's presidential campaign, when a group called the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth challenged Kerry's war record.
Kerry said it is wrong for Republicans who never wore their country's uniform to question Murtha, who is a decorated veteran.
Meanwhile, White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley said the president respects Murtha as a veteran and a "great leader" of Congress, but thinks he's wrong.
Hadley is accompanying Bush at the summit in South Korea. Hadley said he doesn't see how an immediate pullout would achieve any of the U.S. objectives.
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if they vote to pullout, anything bad that happens will be blamed on them.
if they vote to stay, they are gonna face some angry voters next election.