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House Demands Iraq Exit Plan in 60 Days

Bipartisan vote for Iraqi withdrawal plan

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 3, 2007 3:30 AM CDT
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(Newser) – The House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to give the White House 60 days to come up with an exit plan for withdrawing significant numbers of troops from Iraq. The 377-46 vote is the first salvo of a new Democratic strategy but does not require a withdrawal timeline or  a commitment from the White House to implement the exit plan.

One the bill's Republican authors said a "center" is building around the issue that "can now help drive this debate." The bill was backed by 196 Democrats and 181 Republicans. Almost twice as many Democrats as Republicans voted against the bill. They were largely from the party's antiwar wing and didn't believe the measure went far enough.

A U.S. soldier holds his sniper position on a rooftop in a Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, in this April file photo. Army snipers hunting insurgents in Iraq were under orders to bait their targets with suspicious materials, such as detonation cords, and then kill whoever...
A U.S. soldier holds his sniper position on a rooftop in a Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, in this April file photo. Army snipers hunting insurgents in Iraq were under orders to "bait" their...   (Associated Press)
U.S. Army Pfc. Oscar Sauceda, right, and Staff Sgt. Walter Radick practice clearing a room as they train at Fort Riley, Kan. Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007. Deployed to Iraq as part of President Bush's troop surge, Radick was wounded by a sniper on Easter while Sauceda was killed in...
U.S. Army Pfc. Oscar Sauceda, right, and Staff Sgt. Walter Radick practice clearing a room as they train at Fort Riley, Kan. Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007. Deployed to Iraq as part of President Bush's troop...   (Associated Press)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Larry Pitts, right, of the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division confers with a fellow soldier as they inspect a potential site for a new police station in north Baghdad, Iraq on Friday, Sept. 14, 2007. The paratroopers, some of whom acknowledge a reputation for heavy...
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Larry Pitts, right, of the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division confers with a fellow soldier as they inspect a potential site for a new police station in north Baghdad, Iraq on Friday,...   (Associated Press)
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