US Democrats Remain Split Over Iraq
President Bush will speak in Philadelphia Monday as he continues his campaign to bolster sagging domestic support for the war in Iraq. But opposition Democrats are far from unified on what they believe should be done in Iraq.
Democrats were split on whether to support President Bush before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and they remain divided now over what should happen next.
The debate within the Democratic Party intensified in the wake of the recent proposal from Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha to begin an immediate phased withdrawal of U.S. troops, while Senator Joseph Lieberman, a Democrat from Connecticut, is a strong supporter of President Bush’s policy on Iraq.
Support for the war has been slipping in U.S. public opinion polls for months and a majority of Americans now believe the Iraq war was a mistake. But political analysts say the Democratic Party debate over Iraq reflects growing public uncertainty about what the United States should do now.
Source: VOA News
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