"...The Beginning Of The End Of The President's Policy On Iraq"

First Posted: 03/28/08 03:44 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 01:05 PM ET

NY Times :

Congressional Democrats relented Tuesday on their insistence that a war spending measure set a date for withdrawing American combat troops from Iraq. Instead, they moved toward a deal with President Bush that would impose new conditions on the Iraqi government...

...While Democrats were bruised by the veto fight and their decision to back away from the showdown, they believe they are slowly gaining ground. "I view this as the beginning of the end of the president's policy on Iraq," said Representative Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.

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