Warner offers "less confrontational alternative" to the nonconfrontational, non-binding Biden res.

[ProSense]

BREAKING: Sen. John Warner To Introduce Resolution Opposing Iraq Escalation

Sen. John Warner (R-VA) will introduce a resolution today “making clear that he does not support the President on increasing the troop levels in Iraq” and calling escalation “a mistake,” CNN’s Dana Bash reports. Warner’s resolution will be cosponsored by Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Nelson (D-NE).

Warner, the former Armed Services Committee chairman, is a “very influential voice when it comes to military matters,” Bash reports, and until this fall had been “whole-heartedly behind the president and the war.” His new resolution “certainly…is not going to sit well with the White House.” Watch it:

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Warner said last week that Congress must move swiftly to address President Bush’s new strategy. “Each of us are pained by the casualties that we are taking. We cannot dither around on it.” Warner’s bill is viewed as a less confrontational alternative to the Iraq resolution backed by Sens. Joe Biden (D-DE), Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Carl Levin (D-MI).

[The Count]

1. The race for milktoast! Love your title, BTW.

Less confrontational than Biden????

[Mass]

2. Less confrontational? It would have been nice if Warner had

joigned the already fairly toothless version that Biden put out.

[asjr]

3. John Warner has been a nonentity at

the dance his whole career. It is definitely time for him to retire.

[harveyc]

4. Why isn't anybody, but a very few, in Congress addressing ...

the 130,000 US combat troops we have stuck in Iraq right now?

Playing politics while the lives of our soldiers are at stake. :(

[wisteria]

5. What? I didn't think it could get much softer than the Dem's current one. Unbelievable.

Dither around! What does he think he is doing if not dithering around.

[Supersedeas]

6. the lil' chimp really is in a pickle now.

[paulk]

7. this is actually good news

believe it or not....

[ellisonz]

8. Yes. This fractures the GOP in the Senate...

which we need to get anything done in Congress. Mitch McConnell must be mighty mad at Warner right now.