A mounting number of Republican lawmakers are faltering in their support of President Bush and are beginning to push for adjustments in his plans regarding Iraq and our troops.
According to the Baltimore Sun’s web site, “In the past two weeks, three GOP senators -– including one of the party’s leading voices on foreign affairs and one of Bush’s allies -– have urged the president to change course toward withdrawal.”
“It should be clear to the president that there needs to be a new strategy,” said Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander. “Our policy in Iraq is drifting.”
The Los Angeles Times' web site cited another senator who feels changes need to be made, “New Mexico Sen. Pete V. Domenici said the president’s approach was not working and called for a new one that would allow American troops to start leaving.”
“I do not support an immediate withdrawal from Iraq or a reduction in funding for our troops,” said Domenici, who has fervently opposed congressional efforts this year to force the administration to scale back the U.S. military presence in Iraq. “But I do support a new strategy that will move our troops out of combat operations and on the path to coming home.”
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