Pelosi: U.S. Not Obliged to Stay in Iraq (AP)

[Eugene]

Pelosi: U.S. Not Obliged to Stay in Iraq

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer

Friday, January 19, 2007

(01-19) 04:50 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) --

Epitomizing growing pressure in Congress against President Bush's Iraq war buildup,
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that the conflict there "is not an obligation
of the American people in perpetuity." Pelosi said Bush "has dug a hole so deep
he can't even see the light on this. It's a tragedy. It's a stark blunder."

Democratic support is building around a resolution that would rebuff Bush's plans
to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq, and more Republicans are looking for ways to
sign on to the measure.

As the White House scrambled to secure the dwindling backers of Bush's war policies
on Capitol Hill, Republican Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon signaled that a simple wording
change could persuade him to join the Democrats.

Pelosi said House Democrats would back a Senate Democratic resolution declaring that
the troop increase is "not in the national interest of the United States." Senate leaders
expect to begin action on the nonbinding measure next Wednesday.

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Full article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/01/19/national/w044926S93.DTL

[NotGivingUp]

1. you forgot the words "in perpetuity" in your OP...big difference

[marmar]

2. Pelosi seems to be mastering the art of triangulation....

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