European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 25 2007 stars n d s t r i p e Page 15 in the states divided House passes Iraq withdrawal Bill by Anne Flaherty the associated press Washington a sharply divided House voted Friday to order president Bush to bring combat troops Home from Iraq next year a Victory for democrats in an epic War Powers struggle and Congress boldest Challenge yet to the administrations policy ignoring a White House veto threat Law makers voted 218212 mostly along party lines for a binding War spending Bill requiring that combat operations cease before sep tember 2008 or earlier if the iraqi govern ment does not meet certain requirements democrats said it was time to heed the Man Date of their election sweep last november which gave them control of Congress the american people have lost Faith in the presidents conduct of this War said House speaker Nancy Pelosi Calif just Over an hour later Bush appeared at the White House alongside veterans and family members of troops to accuse democrats of staging nothing More than political theater that delays the delivery of resources to soldiers fighting in Iraq a narrow majority in the House of representatives abdicated its responsibility by passing a War spending Bill that has no Chance of becoming Law and brings us no closer to getting the troops the resources they need to do their Job the president said Bush has insisted that lawmakers allow More time for his strategy of sending nearly 30000 additional troops to Iraq to work the Roll Call also marked a Triumph for Pelosi who Laboured in recent Days to bring together a democratic caucus deeply divided Over the War some of the party More Liberal members voted against the Bill be cause it would not end the War immediately while More conservative democrats said they were reluctant to take away flexibility from generals in the Field republicans were almost completely uni fied in 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