Mais uma grande derrota do Bush Jr.

"Our troops have become the enemy. We need to change direction in Iraq," said Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a Democratic hawk whose call a day earlier for pulling out troops sparked a nasty, personal debate over the war.

The House voted 403-3 to reject a nonbinding resolution offered by the GOP calling for the military to pull out of Iraq.

...Like most Democrats, Murtha voted against the measure."

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Alguns media portugueses que publicitaram entusiasticamente as declarações do Democrata Murtha, referem que o debate que precedeu o resultado obtido na votação - 403-3 e 6 abstenções - "sublinhou a divisão existente no[s] [EUA] sobre a questão do Iraque".