The Congress has asked Bush to forget about Iraq
Bush has in a pointed manner ignored the resolution of the Congress condemning sending to Iraq of the American reinforcement. One thousand American infantrymen urgently go to Baghdad. And more than 20 thousand wait for the return. The democratic majority has already prepared the rigid answer to Bush’s policy.
Voting under the so-called anti-war resolution took place in the lower chamber of the US Congress on Friday evening. The document, condemning sending to Iraq of additional armies, has been accepted by the majority of voices: 246 congressmen have voted for the adoption of the document and 182 have voted against it.17 republicans have acted on behalf of the Democratic Party, trying to stop sending the American reinforcement to Iraq. Two legislators-democrats (from Georgia and Mississippi) have gone counter with a party line and have supported the initiative of the president. According to the resolution the Congress does not approve the decision of Georges Bush on additional sending of more than 20 thousand American the soldier to Iraq. However, it is marked in the document that the Congress will continue to support armed forces of the United States.
The resolution of the House of Representatives has recommendatory character; therefore observers did not have doubts, that the White House would ignore this document. On Saturday the representative of the White House has reminded, that the document accepted by congressmen was not obligatory for execution by administration. He has also called legislators to support the American armies in Iraq. According to his words, congressmen should give people in Iraq what they expect from the USA. It was also reminded, that the plan to increase the American contingent in Iraq was supported by the government and multinational forces in Iraq.
Moreover, the information about Pentagon’s intention to accelerate sending of about thousand military men of 3-rd infantry division to Iraq, has occurred. The soldiers would be urgently sent to Baghdad within in course of operation on suppression of antireligious collisions. So, it is obvious that the President’s Administration shows that they are not going to take the legislators’ opinion into account.
It is also obvious that the White House will ignore the similar document which legislators of the upper chamber are going to accept within the next few days. The anti-war resolution will be submitted for consideration the senate on Friday-Saturday. The voting is likely to take place within the next week. However, as local observers predict, the republican fraction in the upper chamber will resort to delay tactics to delay voting and to give the President freedom for maneuver.
Bush, however, has not commented on acceptance by the congress of the anti war-resolution yet.