The president needs to announce the first death caused by the failure of new money to provide a needed resource/upgrade/etc.
“Democrat Failure to Fund Troops Results in Soldier Death!” would be a show-stopping headline.
A good headline, but no one would print it.
“Bush Veto Threat Causes May Have Caused Troop Deaths.”
That’s what they’ll print.
Senate Republicans halt Iraq withdrawal plan
Republicans vowed to keep blocking such attempts. “It’s telling our soldiers, you’re losers, when they’re winners. So we’re going to defeat it, now and forever,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, said.