Iraq Concerns Will Reverberate in Congress
yahoo/AP: Public angst about Iraq will reverberate in Congress in the weeks ahead as lawmakers start shaping a defense spending blueprint and debate President Bush's Iraq policies.
Hurricane Katrina has topped the agenda since the House and Senate returned to Washington last week. But debate over the costly war - complicated by the $62 billion approved so far for the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast - percolates just below the surface.
"Katrina did not declare a truce on Iraq," Sen. John McCain,R-Ariz., said.
Lawmakers will resume work soon on must-pass defense legislation, and Iraqi citizens will vote on a constitution. Both are certain to intensify the war rhetoric on Capitol Hill.
At the same time, Republicans and Democrats alike will be all but forced to address their constituents' unease about the progress in Iraq, about which they heard earfuls during their summer recess. Many lawmakers face re-election next year, and their support for the Iraq war could dwindle if the war drags on into 2006. Read more
db: Iraq is still the No1 Bush weak spot, by far.
Hurricane Katrina has topped the agenda since the House and Senate returned to Washington last week. But debate over the costly war - complicated by the $62 billion approved so far for the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast - percolates just below the surface.
"Katrina did not declare a truce on Iraq," Sen. John McCain,R-Ariz., said.
Lawmakers will resume work soon on must-pass defense legislation, and Iraqi citizens will vote on a constitution. Both are certain to intensify the war rhetoric on Capitol Hill.
At the same time, Republicans and Democrats alike will be all but forced to address their constituents' unease about the progress in Iraq, about which they heard earfuls during their summer recess. Many lawmakers face re-election next year, and their support for the Iraq war could dwindle if the war drags on into 2006. Read more
db: Iraq is still the No1 Bush weak spot, by far.
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