Raw Story:
Three senior senators -- two Democrats and one Republican -- have formally introduced a non-binding resolution that condemns President Bush's plan to increase U.S. troop levels in Iraq.
Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) and Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Joe Biden (D-DE) were joined by Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), an outspoken Republican critic of the president who served in Vietnam.
Senate aides tell CNN the resolution is aimed at showing the country Bush does not have support from the majority of Congress. Polls show that more than 60 percent of Americans oppose the escalation of war in Iraq; Bush has promised to send more than 21,000 additional US troops.
Raw Story reports that they believe they have enough votes to pass the resolution, which includes the language, "It is not in the national interest of the United States to deepen its military involvement in Iraq, particularly by escalating U.S. troop presence in Iraq," and adds, "the U.S. strategy and presence on the ground in Iraq can only be sustained with the support of the American people and bipartisan support from Congress."
Meanwhile, Jack Murtha joins Russ Feingold in talking about defunding the war altogether. Recent polling shows 54% of americans would support such a move.
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