House Democrats seek mid-2008 Iraq withdrawal
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Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday proposed legislation that would bring American combat troops out of Iraq by August 2008 at the latest.
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Top U.S. Democrats vowed on Sunday to raise pressure on President George W. Bush to shift strategy in Iraq by trying to revise the 2002 congressional resolution that authorized him to wage war.
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The White House on Wednesday  portrayed a British timetable for beginning to withdraw forces  from Iraq as a sign of progress, but Democrats seized on it to  pressure President George W. Bush to bring U.S. troops home.
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In a direct challenge to President Bush, House Democrats are advancing legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the fall of next year.
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Democrats are trying to have it both ways on the Iraq funding vote. It will be interesting to see if they can do that.
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Senate Democrats are hoping to force at least modest troop withdrawals in the coming months.
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WASHINGTON - Still reeling from the fallout of authorizing the Iraq war five years ago, congressional Democrats are determined to put themselves early on record as opposing military action in Iran.
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Democratic leaders in the U.S. House  of Representatives have tentatively settled on a timetable and  conditions for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, which they  hope to attach to a $100 billion Iraq war spending bill, senior  lawmakers said on Wednesday.
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Senate Democrats are revising their major war legislation to attract votes to pass and potentially launch a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq by yearÃ¢ÂÂs end.
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Two potential 2008 presidential candidates appealed Tuesday for the Senate to support their call to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq &quot;by a hard and fast deadline,&quot; a position putting them at odds with most of their fellow Democrats.
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House Democrats unveiled legislation Thursday requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the fall of next year
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Senate Democrats will once again try to impose timetables for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday.
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Democrats in the Senate planned to begin debating on Wednesday a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq, but Republicans made clear they opposed the measure and would try to prevent its passage.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, her party deeply divided and holding only a narrow majority, faces long odds in passing legislation that would bring troops home from Iraq before the 2008 presidential election.
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Anti-war House members Wednesday urged colleagues to set a "clear timeline" for a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, challenging Democrats to assume the political risk of ending the war.
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House Democratic leaders are developing an anti-war proposal that wouldn't cut off money for U.S. troops in Iraq but would require President Bush to acknowledge problems with an overburdened military.
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A Democratic plan to take up a House bill that would set a firm withdrawal deadline in Iraq is gaining little traction with Republicans.