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Bush Rules Out Bid by Congress for
Iraq Pullout
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Carl
Hulse
The New York Times
Thursday 29 March
2007
Washington - With both houses of Congress now firmly on record in favor of withdrawing from Iraq, President Bush vowed Wednesday not to negotiate a timetable with Democrats, and a confrontation appeared inevitable as each side prepared to blame the other for delays in providing money for the war.
"Now, some of them believe that by delaying funding for our troops, they can force me to accept restrictions on our commanders that I believe would make withdrawal and defeat more likely," Mr. Bush told an audience of cattlemen and ranchers. "That's not going to happen. If Congress fails to pass a bill to fund our troops on the front lines, the American people will know who to hold responsible."
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