A leading Democratic congressman Wednesday challenged the top U.S. general in Iraq to explain why the United States should keep large numbers of troops in that country.
The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday directing the Bush administration to give Congress plans detailing how it would redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq.
The 30,000 additional troops deployed to Iraq in January could come home by next July, but further American withdrawals would be "premature," the U.S. commander there told a fractious congressional hearing Monday.
Claims that China's military development is a threat are "totally groundless," Beijing's defense chief said in Tokyo on Thursday while assuring his Japanese hosts that China is becoming more open about its defense spending.
Never mind the hearings on detainee rights. The Supreme Court has already stepped in where Congress failed to act
A report from the Congressional Budget Office says President Bush's plan for a troop increase in Iraq could cost up to $27 billion for a 12-month deployment.
Incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday the House Democratic Party leadership would not support a call by Rep. Charles Rangel to reinstate the draft.
Democrats praised Iraq's nationwide elections as "a great day for many."
A leading Democratic congressman Wednesday challenged the top U.S. general in Iraq to explain why the United States should keep large numbers of troops in that country.
The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday directing the Bush administration to give Congress plans detailing how it would redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq.
The 30,000 additional troops deployed to Iraq in January could come home by next July, but further American withdrawals would be "premature," the U.S. commander there told a fractious congressional hearing Monday.
Claims that China's military development is a threat are "totally groundless," Beijing's defense chief said in Tokyo on Thursday while assuring his Japanese hosts that China is becoming more open about its defense spending.
Never mind the hearings on detainee rights. The Supreme Court has already stepped in where Congress failed to act
A report from the Congressional Budget Office says President Bush's plan for a troop increase in Iraq could cost up to $27 billion for a 12-month deployment.
Incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday the House Democratic Party leadership would not support a call by Rep. Charles Rangel to reinstate the draft.
Democrats praised Iraq's nationwide elections as "a great day for many."
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