The US Senate has voted for withdrawal of troops from Iraq till March, 31st, 2008
This Thursday the US Senate has approved the budgetary bill providing a stage-by-stage withdrawal of American armed forces troops from Iraq till March, 31st, 2008.
At 51 voice pro and 47 contra the senators have supported the budgetary bill of additional financing charges on war in Iraq and Afghanistan at a rate of $121,6 billion.
The Senate has supported the included into the text of the senatorial bill regulations on that the President should start stage-by-stage re-disposition of US armies from Iraq not later than in 120 days after date of acceptance of the given bill with purpose to carry out the re-disposition of all fighting parts of armies of the USA from Iraq up to March, 31st, 2008.
It was also marked, that US armies should not carry out police functions in civil war and that the current conflict in Iraq requires mainly the political salvation.
The document requires that the President of the USA should operatively change character of mission of armed forces in Iraq.
Last week the requirement on withdrawal of American troops from Iraq has been supported by the House of Representatives of the Congress.
After senatorial voting both versions of the bill, accepted by the House of Representatives and the Senate, are being forwarded to the conciliatory commission for development of the full text, which, then, should be again approved by both chambers.
It is expected, that it will occur not earlier than in the middle of April.
Georges Bush has already for several times declared, that he will put a veto for any bill, including the requirement on withdrawal of American troops from Iraq and the bill ” has no chances to become the law “.
Bush has warned, that America cannot admit the defeat in Iraq and that “imposing” by the congress of date of withdrawal of American armies will lead to “catastrophic consequences” for the USA.