Republicans Urged Not to Block Iraq Vote

Carolyn Hileman* | February 5, 2007

Feinstein Warns of ‘Obstructionism’ on Resolution
WASHINGTON (Feb. 5) - A Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee is cautioning Republicans against blocking a vote Monday on a resolution opposing President Bush ’s troop increase in Iraq , saying it would be a “terrible mistake.”

“It’s obstructionism,” said Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. “This is not tolerable in a situation where it’s the number one topic in the nation, and the Republican party prevents the Senate of the United States from debating.”

But Arizona Sen. John McCain , the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said proponents of the nonbinding, bipartisan resolution were undermining national security. “This is a vote of no confidence in both the mission and the troops,” he said.

On the eve of a possible congressional showdown on Iraq strategy, both sides maneuvered to gain support from a handful of senators who will decide the fate of a resolution criticizing Bush’s plan to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq.

Republican leaders in the Democratic-controlled Senate are working to block a vote on the resolution by Sen. John Warner, R-Va. They insisted that at least two other GOP proposals be considered and that each require 60 votes — a strategy that could dilute support for Warner’s measure and make it tougher for any measure to pass.

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