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Republican Senator Abandons Bush, Wants Troops Home by Christmas

Posted by Steve Benen at 5:42 AM on August 24, 2007.


Steve Benen: If Sen. Warner is serious about withdrawal, he has the stature with the Republican caucus to change a few minds and save a lot of lives.
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This post, written by Steve Benen, originally appeared on The Carpetbagger Report

Well, this has the potential to at least shake up the debate a little.

One of the Senate's top Republicans has called on President Bush to start bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq by Christmas, telling reporters Thursday that a pullout was needed to spur Iraqi leaders to action.
Sen. John Warner of Virginia, the influential former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he has recommended that Bush announce the beginning of a U.S. withdrawal in mid-September, after a report is released from the top U.S. officials in Iraq.
"In my humble judgment, that would get everyone's attention the attention that is not being paid at this time," said Warner.
Warner reportedly noted that Bush, Cheney, and others have repeatedly said that the American commitment to Iraq was not open-ended. "The time has come to put some meaningful teeth into those comments -- to back them up with some clear, decisive action," Warner added.

The details of Warner's proposal are, at this point, unclear. We don't know, for example, how many troops he'd like to see come home, and/or whether this December draw-down would be the start of a broader, phased withdrawal process.

We also don't know if Warner is just making a "recommendation" to the president. Will he actually vote to force troops to start coming home by Christmas? To date, Warner has talked a good game more than once, but when it comes time to vote, he's fallen right into line.

If Warner is serious about withdrawal, he has the stature with the Senate Republican caucus to change a few minds (and save a lot of lives, and improve our national security). If this is just hollow rhetoric, he'll disappoint the nation. Again.

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Steve Benen is a freelance writer/researcher and creator of The Carpetbagger Report. In addition, he is the lead editor of Salon.com's Blog Report, and has been a contributor to Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly, Crooks & Liars, The American Prospect, and the Guardian.


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