The US Congress has voted for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq

Filed under:USA — posted by webmaster on March 23, 2007 @ 6:47 pm

As it has become known, voting, concerning the presence of the American armies at Iraq, has been held in the US Congress Representatives House. Congressmen have voted for the withdrawal of the American troops till August, 31st, 2008 or even earlier - up to the end of December, 2007 in case the Iraq government will not carry out of its obligations.
Before the beginning of calculation of voices the speaker of House of Representatives has declared that this voting was the voting by the termination of war in Iraq. It was also mentioned that war in Iraq is “a grotesque mistake”.
The bill, approved by the chamber, requires also that the government of Iraq has approved the law, accessing opening of Iraq oil deposits to the foreign companies.
Earlier, the US President Georges Bush has declared, that he will put a veto for the similar decision as he considers the withdrawal of American troops as a gross mistake.

 

 

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