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To: steve harris who wrote (352857)	10/1/2007 1:20:27 AM
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"Warner had backed Webb in July. But as the measure appeared to gain steam in August and early September, the Bush administration stepped up its lobbying to kill it. The gloves came off last weekend, when Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned that he would urge President Bush to veto the annual defense policy bill if Webb's amendment were attached to it. Warner consulted military officials, who told him that Webb's measure would be impossible to enact without risking harm to troops on the ground and jeopardizing missions. By this time, the White House had won political points with Warner, known for having a maverick streak. When Warner returned from a trip to Iraq in August, he called for the withdrawal of about 5,000 U.S. troops by Christmas. Bush agreed to do just that as he accepted the recommendation of Gen. David Petraeus, the top military commander in Iraq. "That put me in a different posture," Warner said, after spending months battling the White House over its decision to "surge" troops into Baghdad. Faced with a veto threat, Warner said, he wasn't prepared to trigger a showdown with the White House "right in the middle of the war."" dailypress.com

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