House falls short in vote for quick Afghanistan exit

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A coalition of House Republicans and Democrats voiced their frustration at President Obama's policy in Afghanistan, amassing more than 200 votes on a plan to speed up the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

The move for a quicker exit from Afghanistan fell 14 votes short of passage. In all, 178 Democrats and 26 Republicans voted for the plan by Reps. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., and Walter Jones, R-N.C. Similar legislation last year got 138 votes.

Today's action is the first test in the House of Representatives of Obama's Afghanistan policy since the president announced May 1 that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan by U.S. special forces.

Obama is set to begin withdrawing some of the 100,000 troops from Afghanistan starting in July. But lawmakers have become increasingly impatient about U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, and have been asking for a clear strategy for success.

More: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/05/afghanistan-withdrawal-house-vote-/1

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2. proud to say my Congressman voted for an exit

one of the better Dem's