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Senate Committee Opposes Troop Surge
In last night's State of the Union address, President Bush asked Congress to support his troop increase in Iraq, but the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today passed a resolution saying it's "not in the national interest." Indiana Republican Richard Lugar said he was "not confident the plan will succeed," but he voted against the…
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readIn last night's State of the Union address, President Bush asked Congress to support his troop increase in Iraq, but the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today passed a resolution saying it's "not in the national interest." Indiana Republican Richard Lugar said he was "not confident the plan will succeed," but he voted against the resolution. Nebraska's Chuck Hagel was the only Republican who voted yes. John Donnelly covers defense and foreign policy for Congressional Quarterly.
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1 of 3State of the Union: New Beginning or Beginning of the End?- 1:34Senate Committee Opposes Troop SurgeYou’re reading this
- 7:36State of the Union: New Beginning or Beginning of the End?
- 40:42Scooter Libby Points the Finger at Karl Rove