President Bush vetoes the Defeat-ocrats surrender bill
In a blow to the party of defeat and to Al-Qaida, President Bush vetoed a bill that would have signaled America's surrender in the War Against Terror.
In only the second veto of his presidency, Bush rejected legislation pushed by Democratic leaders that would require the first U.S. combat troops to be withdrawn from Iraq by Oct. 1 with a goal of a complete pullout six months later.Finally, after a long wait, something good has come out of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
"This is a prescription for chaos and confusion and we must not impose it on our troops," Bush said in a nationally broadcast statement from the White House. He said the bill would "mandate a rigid and artificial deadline" for troop pullouts, and "it makes no sense to tell the enemy when you plan to start withdrawing."
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The Dims knew he would veto this and they knew in advance they didn't have the support to override his veto. That is why they tacked on so much pork (to buy the votes necessary), including the katrina aid bill, just so Louisiana could use it to say Bush vetoed it. They had a choice:
1) send Bush the Gulf Coast bill, which they knew he would sign or
2) attach the Gulf Coast Bill to this bill, that they know Bush will veto.
They chose the latter.
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