President Bush used his veto pen for only the second time Tuesday after Congress sent him a war spending bill that would impose timelines to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq, which he called a “prescription for chaos.”

The bill is unacceptable because it “subtitutes the opinions of politicians for the judgments of our military commanders,” the president said in a nationally televised address to explain why he was vetoing a bill that would also provide $100 billion in emergency spending for the war.
“This is a prescription for chaos and confusion, and we must not impose it on our troops,” Bush said. “… It makes no sense to tell the enemy when you plan to start withdrawing.”

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May 1st, 2007
Categories: Politics . Author: webmaster

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