Democrats' laws aren't to the liking of the Senate by Corina Ciubotaru

Despite slim chances of it passing Senate, American Democrats insisted on proposing drastic legislation concerning the war in Iraq. The law by Sen. Jim Webb, who wanted troops to spend more time home, has been blocked along with a proposal by Majority Leader John Reid and Sen. Russ Feingold, attempting to cut funding for the war in June 2008. Nobody wants to put specific dates and numbers on this war, but Democrats are determined not to back down even if they know it will be very difficult to get all the votes they need. The ones who opposed the law weren't even all Republicans, which is a testament of the country not being ready for such a big change just yet. Many people are also angry about the latest move by liberal organization MoveOn.org, who released a campaign against Gen. David Petraeus, the top military leader in Iraq, naming him General Betray Us. This has created a wave of protest ranging from President Bush to all the Republicans, as it was seen like a distasteful act targeting one of the country's top military men. The organization was blamed for releasing it in the New York Times, and the Democrats were blamed for not thinking it was out of line. For now, it looks like there won't be changes soon in regard to America's stand on Iraq. Some troops might come home next year, most Republicans are still backing President Bush and nobody wants to set a schedule for this war. And maybe it's a good idea not to, since initial goals haven't really been met so far.

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070920/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq;_ylt=AuTarizciHwm8ynxC7MoM7Cs0NUE

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

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