Resolution!
FIRST RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE WAR - 18.11.2005. 09:36:26
A Democratic lawmaker has introduced into the US Congress the first resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq amid a war of words between the White House and the opposition over the conflict.
"Our military has done everything that has been asked of them, the US cannot accomplish anything further in Iraq militarily," said Democratic Representative John Murtha, a Vietnam War veteran who introduced the resolution.
"It's time to bring them home," Congressman Murtha said.
His resolution comes two days after the Senate defeated a measure by opposition Democrats on a withdrawal schedule, although senators approved a Republican measure requiring quarterly updates on the pace of military and policy gains in Iraq.
The Senate legislation was widely viewed as a sign that even members of President George W Bush's party are feeling pressure on the war in Iraq as public opinion polls find the conflict increasingly unpopular among US voters.
Congressman Murtha said the presence of US troops in Iraq was "impeding" the war-torn country's progress.
"Our troops have become the primary target of the insurgency," he said. "We have become a catalyst for violence.”
"Our military has accomplished its mission and done its duty. Our military captured Saddam Hussein and captured or killed his closest associates, but the war continues to intensify," he added.
His resolution introduced in the House of Representatives says the United States should "pursue security and stability in Iraq through diplomacy."
"The deployment of US forces in Iraq, by direction of Congress, is hereby terminated and the forces involved are to be redeployed at the earliest practicable date," the text says.
It also calls for the deployment of a "quick reaction US force" in the region.
Bush poll
The resolution comes as Mr Bush’s job approval falls to new low of 34 percent according to a US survey published by Harris Interactive.
While one in three Americans rated Mr Bush's performance in the White house as "positive," 65 percent said it was "only fair" or "poor," the poll showed.
Mr Bush's approval rating has been slipping from 50 percent when he was re-elected in November 2004, to 45 percent in June to 40 percent in August of this year, according to the New York-based pollster.
Meanwhile Vice President Dick Cheney fared even worse than his boss, with just 30 percent of Americans believing he was doing a good job, down from 35 percent in August.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld matched Bush with a 34 percent approval rating, sliding from 40 percent in the previous poll.
Sixty-eight of those polled said the country was on the "wrong track," while 27 percent said it was headed in the "right direction."
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice remains the public's favorite in the Bush administration, but her star is also falling, to 52 percent from 57 percent in August. END.
The Sleeper has waken!
A Democratic lawmaker has introduced into the US Congress the first resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq amid a war of words between the White House and the opposition over the conflict.
"Our military has done everything that has been asked of them, the US cannot accomplish anything further in Iraq militarily," said Democratic Representative John Murtha, a Vietnam War veteran who introduced the resolution.
"It's time to bring them home," Congressman Murtha said.
His resolution comes two days after the Senate defeated a measure by opposition Democrats on a withdrawal schedule, although senators approved a Republican measure requiring quarterly updates on the pace of military and policy gains in Iraq.
The Senate legislation was widely viewed as a sign that even members of President George W Bush's party are feeling pressure on the war in Iraq as public opinion polls find the conflict increasingly unpopular among US voters.
Congressman Murtha said the presence of US troops in Iraq was "impeding" the war-torn country's progress.
"Our troops have become the primary target of the insurgency," he said. "We have become a catalyst for violence.”
"Our military has accomplished its mission and done its duty. Our military captured Saddam Hussein and captured or killed his closest associates, but the war continues to intensify," he added.
His resolution introduced in the House of Representatives says the United States should "pursue security and stability in Iraq through diplomacy."
"The deployment of US forces in Iraq, by direction of Congress, is hereby terminated and the forces involved are to be redeployed at the earliest practicable date," the text says.
It also calls for the deployment of a "quick reaction US force" in the region.
Bush poll
The resolution comes as Mr Bush’s job approval falls to new low of 34 percent according to a US survey published by Harris Interactive.
While one in three Americans rated Mr Bush's performance in the White house as "positive," 65 percent said it was "only fair" or "poor," the poll showed.
Mr Bush's approval rating has been slipping from 50 percent when he was re-elected in November 2004, to 45 percent in June to 40 percent in August of this year, according to the New York-based pollster.
Meanwhile Vice President Dick Cheney fared even worse than his boss, with just 30 percent of Americans believing he was doing a good job, down from 35 percent in August.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld matched Bush with a 34 percent approval rating, sliding from 40 percent in the previous poll.
Sixty-eight of those polled said the country was on the "wrong track," while 27 percent said it was headed in the "right direction."
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice remains the public's favorite in the Bush administration, but her star is also falling, to 52 percent from 57 percent in August. END.
The Sleeper has waken!
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