Just over an hour later, an angry Bush accused Democrats of staging nothing more than political theater and said that if the spending bill is not approved and signed into law by April 15, troops and their families "will face significant disruptions."
Ignoring Bush's promised veto, lawmakers voted 218-212, mostly along party lines, for a binding war spending bill requiring that combat operations cease before September 2008, or earlier if the Iraqi government does not meet certain requirements. Democrats said it was time to heed the mandate of their election sweep last November, which gave them control of Congress.
"The American people have lost faith in the president's conduct of this war," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. "The American people see the reality of the war, the president does not."
Maj. Gen. Michael Barbero, deputy director for regional operations on the Joint Staff, said the vehicle used in the attack was waved through a U.S. military checkpoint because two children were visible in the back seat. He said it was the first reported use of children in a car bombing in Baghdad.
"Children in the back seat lowered suspicion, (so) we let it move through, they parked the vehicle, the adults run out and detonate it with the children in the back," Barbero told reporters in Washington. "The brutality and ruthless nature of this enemy hasn't changed."
Nuke the fuck out of all of the barbarians and end this shit in one day. Either that or get the hell out of that dump and let them kill themselves. Our involvement in that shit hole is a disaster and Bush is nothing more than a down and out gambler who keeps borrowing money in hopes that he will hit the jackpot and save his ass. He is a very dumb and stubborn jackass. I prefer republicans but this one is the worst thing to happen to the republican party. All he accomplished was that he put these liberal, tax loving homosexuals in the majority of the Congress. Good job, Bush!!
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