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| US facing new Iraq funding row |
| The US House of Representatives has voted to approve a $50bn (£24bn) war funding bill which could set the stage for a showdown with the White House
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 15-November-2007
2:24:16 AM |
| If enacted, the measure would require President Bush to start withdrawing troops from Iraq within 30 days, with a goal of ending combat in December 2008.
The bill, which gives only $50bn, not the $200bn requested for a full year's funds, also sets rules against torture.
Mr Bush has said he will veto the measure if it passes House and Senate.
Although the legislation has been approved by the House of Representatives, it will probably fall short of the 60 votes needed to beat a filibuster in the Senate.
Previous Democratic-led attempts to attach conditions to war funding have failed because the party could not muster the two-thirds majority needed to overcome a presidential veto.
However, even if the latest funding bill is only delayed, it will mean the Pentagon will have to start moving money earmarked for other areas to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
New strategy?
The Democrats insist that they will not approve more war funding unless Mr Bush agrees to conditions including a timetable for combat troop withdrawal.
If Mr Bush vetoes the measure, "then the president won't get his $50bn", Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters on Tuesday.
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