U.S. Senate panel opposes dispatching more troops to Iraq
In his State of the Union Address, US President George W. Bush asked Congress to pass his new Iraq strategy to dispatch twenty thousand troops to Iraq. He said, "I ask you to give it a chance to work,” but the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives and Senate refused the idea.
The resolution outlined and passed by the House and Senate opposed Bush’s plan to send more troops to Iraq It stated, “We don’t want to lose the power of the US to appropriately respond to international terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, regional security in the Middle East, the nuclear program of Iran, the nuclear weapons of North Korea, and security of Afghanistan due to American Iraq strategy.”
The resolution also prescribed that it is not beneficial for the US to engage more in the Iraq war. The 12-9 vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee drew less Republican support than expected. Only one Republican, Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, voted for it.
Analysts have previously forecast that the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives and Senate will strongly oppose Bush’s new Iraq strategy, but it is unprecedented for Congress to refuse a plea from the head of the military in wartime. Analysts say that it could be a big political burden for Bush to decide whether he has to drive his strategy or not.
After the resolution was passed, Biden (D) said, “The resolution was not an attempt to embarrass the president, but it was designed to alert Bush that senators believe sending more U.S. troops into Iraq is the wrong way to go.” He said that it is possible for Democrats to shift some content of the resolution in order to draw more support from Republicans.
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