Biden sees large vote against Bush Iraq plan (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Biden sees large vote against Bush Iraq plan

36 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
on Tuesday predicted the Senate would overwhelmingly reject the Bush administration's
plan to send more troops to Iraq.

"My guess is there will be an overwhelming rejection, on the record, of ... 'stay the
course' with 20,000 more," Sen. Joseph Biden, a Delaware Democrat, told the committee.

Biden noted there were now two bipartisan proposals in the Senate -- one drafted by
himself and several other senators, and a second by Virginia Republican Sen. John
Warner and others -- that said "almost the same thing" opposing Bush's plan to add
21,500 troops to Baghdad and Anbar province.

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Outside the hearing, Biden told Reuters his staff was working with Warner's staff to try
and craft a joint proposal.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070123/pl_nm/iraq_usa_congress_dc_2

[peacebird]

1. when will they vote on it? Be sweet to get it tomorrow as a repudiation of SOTU

be equally sweet to get it today - before the SOTU....

[Nite Owl]

2. I remember hearing Biden say

that it would be after the SOTU but don't know how much after. Hope it is tomorrow!