U.S. House sets Iraq troop pullout goal for end-2009 Posted on May 15th
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives
defied President George W. Bush by passing legislation on
Thursday that would set the end of 2009 as the goal for
withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq.
defied President George W. Bush by passing legislation on
Thursday that would set the end of 2009 as the goal for
withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq.
By a vote of 227-196, the Democrat-controlled House
approved the measure that would start the pullout of U.S.
combat troops from Iraq within 30 days of enactment.
The legislation, likely to be blocked by Republicans in the
Senate, has drawn a veto threat from the White House.
(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by John O’Callaghan)
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