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| Bush vetoes Iraq troop pullout |
| Bush said in a nationally broadcast statement from the White House.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 2-May-2007
3:36:46 AM |
| President George W Bush on Tuesday night vetoed legislation to pull US troops out of Iraq in a historic showdown with Congress over whether the unpopular war should end or escalate.
It was a day of high political drama, falling on the fourth anniversary of Bush's ''Mission Accomplished'' speech declaring that major combat operations had ended in Iraq.
In only the second veto of his presidency, Bush rejected legislation pushed by Democratic leaders that would require the first US combat troops to be withdrawn by October 1 with a goal of a complete pullout six months later.
''This is a prescription for chaos and confusion and we must not impose it on our troops,'' Bush said in a nationally broadcast statement from the White House.
He said the bill would ''mandate a rigid and artificial deadline'' for troop pullouts, and ''it makes no sense to tell the enemy when you plan to start withdrawing.''
Military casualties
Democrats accused Bush of ignoring Americans' desire to stop the war, which has claimed the lives of more than 3,350 members of the military.
''The president wants a blank check,'' said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, moments after Bush's appearance. ''The Congress is not going to give it to him.''
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