We want your comments on the Bush Administration sending more troops…
A day after Bush's prime time speech from the White House, the Senate's top Republican threatened a filibuster to block any legislation expressing disapproval of the plan.
"Obviously, it will … require 60 votes," said Sen. Mitch McConnell R-Ky., as senior administration officials made the case for Bush's new policy in Congress, at news briefings and on the morning television programs. He was referring to the minimum number of votes necessary to break stalling tactics and take up legislation.
Despite support for the president's plan from McConnell and other members of the Republican leadership, rank-and-file Republicans seemed weary of the war that has lasted almost four years and claimed more than 3,000 American military lives.
[Via AP]
January 11th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
I’m still very undecided on the president sending more troops over. I have a feeling this could backfire on hime down the road.
January 13th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
My thoughts are that having a Democratic Congress they must push this through so as not to underfund the war effort and leave the troops in country with a lack of support. However, I think that the Democrats will use this platform to demonstrate their support for the US military, while on the other hand enabling them to further their campaign against President Bush, his cabinet and their agenda. Would welcom your feed back.