Reid threatens war money (bring home troops or .. OOOOoooo... Dusty threatens .. OOOOoooo.. )

AP on Yahoo ^ | 11/13/07 | Anne Flaherty - ap

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that Democrats won't approve more money for the Iraq war this year unless President Bush agrees to begin bringing troops home.

By the end of the week, the House and Senate planned to vote on a $50 billion measure for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill would require Bush to initiate troop withdrawals immediately with the goal of ending combat by December 2008.

If Bush vetoes the bill, "then the president won't get his $50 billion," Reid, D-Nev., told reporters at a Capitol Hill news conference.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., made a similar statement last week in a closed-door caucus meeting.

The tough rhetoric does not necessarily foretell another veto showdown with Bush on the war. Similar legislation has routinely fallen short of the 60 votes needed to overcome procedural hurdles in the Senate. It is possible the upcoming bill will sink, in which case Democrats would probably wait until next year to revisit the issue.

But their remarks reflect an emerging Democratic strategy on the war: Force congressional Republicans and Bush to accept a timetable for troop withdrawals, or turn Pentagon accounting processes into a bureaucratic nightmare.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

oooohhhhh, I’m so scared...Reid threatened to do something....

[SandRat]

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Call his bluff...that is all the Dems need in this election year. More bad press about how are soldiers are not getting paid, equipped, etc....

[poobear]

What, he’s making this threat right after the announcement that a record 3000 troops will be exiting Iraq so he can take the credit?

putz...

[poobear]

What, he’s making this threat right after the announcement that a record 3000 troops will be exiting Iraq so he can take the credit?

putz...

[G8 Diplomat]

[Phlap]

I love it when the dumb dems ride over the cliff.

[43north]

If Bush vetoes the bill, “then the president won’t get his $50 billion,” Reid, D-Nev., told reporters at a Capitol Hill news conference.

Its NOT BUSH’S MONEY, YOU TRAITOR!!! It’s OUR money and WE support the troops.

[tobyhill]

It’s a game for the Rats to make it look like they went up against President Bush. The Defense Appropriations that just passed has a $40 billion increase from ‘07 and almost $90 billion is discretionary spending. While to withhold the funds would certainly hurt our military it would not end the ops in Iraq.

[jocko12]

Bring it on Dingy.

[y6162]

Harry hasn’t noticed we’re winning in Iraq. It will soon show up in the polls despite the best effort of the MSM.

If I were Bush, I’d bring Petraous home and get him on TV
Be like holding a cross to Dracula. Harry and nasty Nancy would melt.

[avacado]

"WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that Democrats won't approve more money for the Iraq war this year unless President Bush agrees to begin bringing troops home."

The surge is working and Bush is bringing troops home! So what is this little sad jackass going to whine about next!

"U.S. pulling 3,000 troops from Iraq's Diyala province (the second large unit to leave Iraq)"

[jmaroneps37]

If these two anti American scumbags think they have the votes for this, someone should ask them why these votes have not gotten them over the top so far and they are 0 for 40?
This stunt will help get the ratHouse an approval rating under 10!

[G8 Diplomat]

Harry thinks he's powerful, but forgets about the veto....