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U.S. House passes resolution opposing Bush´s war plan
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Source: CCTV.com | 02-17-2007 09:12
Special Report: Iraq in Transition |
The US House of Representatives has denounced a plan by George W. Bush to buildup the number of troops in Iraq. This, in a symbolic and non-binding challenge to the president's unpopular war strategy.
On Friday, the Democrat-controlled House passed a resolution voicing support for US soldiers, but opposed the Bush's decision to send nearly 22,000 more troops to Iraq.
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The resolution has no direct effect on the war, but supporters hope the resolution will convince Bush to completely reverse his Iraq policy. Congressional opponents of the resolution say a US pullout would leave Iraq open to "radical Islamic terrorists".
The vote followed three days of debate. It put the House on record for the first time as rejecting Bush's conduct of the nearly four-year-old war.
Editor:Du Xiaodan
