If Bush wants troops to stay in Iraq, can Congress actually stop him?

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If Bush wants his escalation and to keep our soldiers in Iraq, is there a realistic way that we can stop him before 2008? If what Woodward says is true, he will keep the troops there even if Barney and Laura are the only ones supporting him – which may be in the not too distant future the way things are going.

According to Olbermann the other night, the defense budget for 2007 is one of the few that the Republics passed before the end of the last session. That gives Bush the money to basically do what he wants with the military for all of 2007. If he wants his escalation, he can just do it without getting approval from Congress. He will cite his authority as Commander-in-Chief when he redeploys troops from Korea or Ft Benning or elsewhere to Iraq.

What can Congress do to stop him? The only thing that I can think of is the impeachment of both he and Cheney and their removal from office. Short of that, is there anything else? It is actually depressing to think about, so I am hoping somebody can give me hope. Even impeachment will take time to resolve.

Even if Congress votes him 0 funding for Iraq in 2008, it will be difficult to bring the troops home, I think. He can opt to take redeployment money and allocate it for keeping them there - I think he is stubborn enough to force a constitutional crisis, which would take time to resolve.