The Democrats are trying to get troops home by Corina Ciubotaru

The war in Iraq is on everyone's minds these days. After sending 30,000 more troops this year to the country, American leaders now stopped to think that maybe the decision wasn't quite the right one. General Petraeus, the top troop leader in Iraq, made a series of statements on September 11th and 12th along with Ambassador Ryan Crocker, in an attempt to give an inside view on the situation. Troop retreats were recommended, President Bush seems unwilling to call them home without seeing results first, and now the Democrats appear to have had enough. They intend to pass a law by which the soldiers would be brought home and let Iraqis deal with their own problems. It's a good plan, but it has a major problem: the Democrats don't agree on how strongly they should make themselves heard. Should they urge the President to call some troops? Or should all soldiers come home at once? Should they spend as much time in combat zones as they do at home? All of these possibilities have a number of supporters among Democrats, but they still need to fight together to make sure they receive the 60 votes necessary to pass the anti-war law as soon as possible. President Bush is expected to give a speech on Thursday evening in regard to the state of the war, but even though he will most likely agree with his general that some troops need to come home, he will impose strict rules to their return.

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070912/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq;_ylt=Avsu705YtciDFqPjFp5ByT2s0NUE

by Corina Ciubotaru for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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