Historians R Us

This blog is the property of the AP US History class at Pope John XXIII High School in Everett, MA, USA. Here students explore current events in America, while seeking to understand the historical roots of those events. At the same time, students are able to carry on classroom discussions in the cyber world.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

End of War in Iraq????

On March 29th the US senate tried to pass a bill saying that most of the US troops would be withdrawn from the Middle East by March 31st of next year. The bill was narrowly approved by the senate by a vote of 51-47. The bill also included a $122 billion spending spree towards the Iraq and Afganistan campaigns. Some of that money will go to domestic spending but not nearly as much as the wars. The bill was vetoed by president Bush because he said he wanted his military commanders to have as much resources as they needed and this required not withdrawing troops out of Iraq. This however was a success for the Democrats because they passsed a bill that was against president Bush.
This situation can be related to the Vietnam War. There was a demand to withdraw troops back then as there is now. The conditions in both there wars are unbearable and are largely unaccepted by the American public. Although it seems as though president Bush will do whatever he can to make sure young soldiers stay in Iraq and lose their lives. President Bush needs to stop being arrogant and if he wants a war so nad why doesn't he go fight it himself with his own money and not with billions of dollars in taxes.

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