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| US Senate votes for Iraq deadline |
| The US Senate has defied President George W Bush and voted in favour of setting a target date of next March for withdrawing combat troops from Iraq.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 28-March-2007
3:34:5 AM |
| The Senate narrowly rejected a Republican amendment that would have removed the withdrawal clause from a bill on military funding.
The vote is a boost for the Democrats, but Mr Bush has vowed to veto any bill setting out a timetable for withdrawal.
The House of Representatives also backed withdrawal in a vote last week.
The House bill, which imposes a 31 August 2008 deadline for pulling troops out, was passed narrowly by 218 votes to 212 on Friday.
Both pieces of legislation are tied to more than $120bn (£60bn) in emergency funding for US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A final Senate vote on the whole funding bill will take place later this week. It will need the support of a dozen Republicans to pass.
'Must change course'
The latest vote was an important and somewhat surprising victory for the Democrats in the latest Congressional skirmish over the war in Iraq, reports the BBC's James Coomarasmy in Washington.
Two weeks ago, Senate Democrats failed to pass legislation setting a timetable for withdrawal, but two more senators sided with them this time, giving them a victory by 50 votes to 48.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called the vote a significant step forward and a pointed message to Mr Bush.
"With this vote, the Senate is giving our troops the resources they need in combat - including a strategy in Iraq worthy of their sacrifices," he said.
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