After House vote on non-binding resolution: Democrats won’t cut Iraq war funding

By Patrick Martin, 17 February 2007 Published on World Socialist Web Site

The US House of Representatives voted by 246 to 182 Friday in favor of a resolution opposing President Bush’s decision to send an additional 21,500 troops into the war in Iraq. Although Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed, “The passage of this legislation will signal a change in direction in Iraq that will end the fighting and bring our troops home safely and soon,” the vote is not a step towards ending the war. Read More