US House votes to bring troops home from Iraq

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Friday, July 13, 2007

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The United States House of Representatives voted 223-201 on Thursday to require that most US troops leave Iraq by April 1, 2008. The legislation requires that the withdrawal commence within the next 120 days.

A limited number of troops will be allowed to stay to train Iraqis, protect US interests and fight alleged terrorists.

The vote follows a report released by US President George W. Bush which found that there had been only limited progress following the deployment of troop reinforcements earlier this year. It is thought that the Senate will now be under pressure to approve a similar timeline.

President Bush has threatened to veto the legislation as he has done twice previously. He said there would be no shift on his Iraq policy before September.

Sources

• James Sturcke "US House calls for Iraq pullout by spring". Guardian Unlimited, July 13, 2007
• "US House votes for Iraq troop withdrawal". FOCUS News Agency, July 13, 2007
• David Espo "House votes to begin Iraq troop withdrawal". Courier News, July 13, 2007
• "US House Votes For April Iraq Pullout". Newsroom America, July 13, 2007
• "House passes bill to bring troops home in '08". CNN, July 12, 2007
  

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