WP: Clinton to Back Iraq Deadline: In Shift, Supports Measure Setting Withdrawal Date

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Clinton to Back Iraq Deadline
In Shift, Senator Supports Measure Setting Withdrawal Date
By Shailagh Murray
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, March 10, 2007; Page A07

A vote on the Democratic-sponsored Iraq resolution expected to hit the Senate floor next week will mark the first time Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has embraced a legislative deadline for withdrawing from the war-torn nation, a step she has consistently resisted to this point.

The March 31, 2008, date in the text is described as a "goal," but Democratic leaders said the intent is clear: The war's combat phase should end by that date.

"We believe that this is a deadline, in a certain sense, that the vast majority of troops should leave," Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said.

If the distinction seems murky, that is not an accident. In drafting the resolution, Democratic leaders sought to encompass a wide range of views on the war, from those of more cautious lawmakers such as Clinton and Sen. Evan Bayh (Ind.), to those of antiwar liberals such as Sens. Russell Feingold (Wis.) and Barbara Boxer (Calif.).

So far, according to Schumer and others, almost all Democrats are on board, and he predicts some Republicans will eventually sign on. "We believe we're going to get closer and closer and closer" to the 60 votes needed for passage, Schumer said....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/09/AR2007030902034.html

[rodeodance]

1. Welcome aboard Sen Clinton--you will like the ride.

[rodeodance]

2. ....almost all dems-------gee, wonder which Dem is not on board? guesses"

So far, according to Schumer and others, almost all Democrats are on board, and he predicts some Republicans will eventually sign on. "We believe we're going to get closer and closer and closer" to the 60 votes needed for passage, Schumer said....

[sandnsea]

3. Senator Kerry has been right all along

When she says those words, I'll give her a listen.

[truthisfreedom]

4. Smart girl.