House wants no plan to exit Iraq

The House rejected on Thursday, 300-128, an amendment to the defense authorization bill to require the President to send Congress a plan for withdrawal from Iraq.

Republicans, who scurried to defeat another amendment (see earlier post below) to improve benefits for veterans and their families, said the timing of this amendment, just before Memorial Day, would be a slap in the face to US troops in Iraq. The troops there apparently would be offended by the idea that the war might ever end, or that there was any plan to bring them home.

Wisconsin Dems Moore, Baldwin and Obey voted for the amendment. Dem Ron Kind joined Repubs Green, Sensenbrenner, Ryan and Petri in voting no.

Voice of America story.