July 12, 2007
Posted: July 12th, 2007 01:40 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The House is debating a bill Thursday calling for most U.S. troops to leave Iraq by April 1, 2008. Democrats say they are confident that a handful of Republicans will support their legislation. Representatives Walter Jones, R-North Carolina, and Wayne Gilchrest, R-Maryland, voted for previous Democratic attempts to set a timetable for withdrawal, and they will do so again today. "After four and a half years of staying the course, what's the definition of staying the course? And the definition of victory? To me, this is a step in the right direction," said Jones. But House Republican Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, believes that most of his Republican colleagues are unwilling to challenge the president's handling of the war until General David Petraeus releases his report on September 15. At a closed door meeting on Wednesday, Boehner called Republicans who break with the president "wimps." "It was a way of illustrating the point that we ought to give the generals on the ground and our troops a chance to succeed," said Boehner, in defense of his comment. – CNN Producer Evan Glass Filed under: Iraq
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