Support Said Growing for Iraq Exit Plan

[tocqueville]

By STEVE HARTSOE, Associated Press Writer
12 minutes ago

RALEIGH, N.C. - Congressman Walter Jones said Thursday he has about 50 co-sponsors on a joint resolution that calls on President Bush to announce by year's end a plan for withdrawal from Iraq.

The resolution — introduced in June by Jones, another Republican and two Democrats — calls on the president to begin executing the withdrawal by Oct. 1, 2006. It does not set an end date.

"I think that people have finally understood what we're doing," Jones said after a meeting at the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, noting that people have mistakenly thought the resolution was binding.

The initial resolution sponsors are Ron Paul, R-Texas, who voted against the war, and two Democrats who have opposed it, Reps. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii. Jones said the new supporters include five Republicans.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050818/ap_on_go_co/congressman_iraq

[TahitiNut]

1. Oct. 1, 2006 - Conveeenient. Five weeks before the midterm election.

That's a handy time. :eyes:

[TomInTib]

2. Agreed, but I still respect Walter "Freedom Fries" Jones for

apologizing for the Freedom Fry thing and then lining his office walls with pictures of all of the fallen and fighting for support for the troops in the field. He was willing to flip-flop because he has a conscience...unlike a certain vacationing president we know.