Senate advances bill to stop funding Iraq war

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Senate advances bill to stop funding Iraq war
By Anne Flaherty - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Feb 26, 2008 21:35:07 EST

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Tuesday helped advance a Democratic-pushed bill to cut off money for the war in Iraq, saying the additional debating time would allow them to hail progress there.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said the discussion will allow the GOP to cite the “extraordinary progress that’s been made in Iraq over the last six months, not only on the military side, but also with civilian reconciliation beginning to finally take hold in the country.”

The Senate voted 70-24 to advance the bill past a procedural hurdle and begin debating it in earnest. A final vote was expected later this week or next week.

The White House said the president would veto such a measure.

“This legislation would substitute the political judgment of legislators for the considered professional military judgment of our military commanders,” according to an administration statement.


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