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Politics : The Liberation of Iraq

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To: Tech Master who started this subject3/20/2003 8:30:14 PM
From: Volsi Mimir  Read Replies (1) of 908
 
Congress Passes Resolution Backing Troops
foxnews.com
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Senate lawmakers set aside partisan bickering Thursday to unanimously pass a resolution expressing their support for the U.S. troops fighting in Iraq and praise for President Bush's leadership.

The 99-0 vote excluded Georgia Democratic Sen. Zell Miller, who was home as a family member faced major surgery.

The bill also expresses condolences to families of those who lost their lives in battle against Iraq and remembers those who died in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the 1991 mission to push Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait. Finally, the bill recognizes British Prime Minister Tony Blair for his steadfast support of efforts to disarm Iraq.

In October, a resolution authorizing war passed the House 296-133 and the Senate 77-23. Many Democrats withheld reservations to support the bill, fearing a backlash at the polls in November.

Let's see what the House votes and who dissents
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