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| Bush and Democrats locked on Iraq |
| US President George W Bush and top Democrats have vowed to try to find "common ground" on Iraq, but a deadlock over funding for US troops remains.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 3-May-2007
5:15:45 AM |
| Mr Bush met Democratic leaders at the White House, a day after he vetoed a bill linking war funding to a timetable for withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
A vote in the House of Representatives earlier failed to gain the two-thirds majority needed to override his veto.
Each side has urged compromise as talks begin on drafting new legislation.
Politicians are increasingly talking of setting "benchmarks" for Iraqi leaders to meet, in place of a set timetable for pulling out of Iraq.
Both Republicans and Democrats appear keen to have agreed the war funding by the end of May, but negotiations are likely to be difficult.
The Bush administration has warned that funding for US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan will run out soon, but analysts say the Pentagon has sufficient financial reserves to last until mid-July.
'Confident'
Leaders of the Democrat-controlled US Congress signed the controversial bill on Tuesday, agreeing to $100bn (£50bn) in further funding on condition US combat troops begin to withdraw this year.
Mr Bush has said he will veto any bill that sets an "artificial" timetable for withdrawal, insisting that time is needed for the new strategy of a surge of reinforcements in Baghdad to succeed.
Welcoming Democratic leaders to Wednesday's White House meeting, Mr Bush said he was confident that they could reach agreement.
"Yesterday was a day that highlighted differences," he said. "Today is the day where we can work together to find common ground."
House Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi also promised to try to break the impasse.
"Whatever our differences, we owe it to the American people to find our common ground," she said.
"Of course, we must stand our ground if we can't find it. But we must strive to find that common ground."
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