How many Republican Senators will oppose Bush's new Iraq "surge"?

Question

Already, two influential Republican Senators who are up for re-election in 2008 are opposing Bush's Iraq policy. Will this turn into a fully-fledged mutiny?

Answer 1

From an article in The Washington Post by Robert Novak: President Bush and McCain, the front-runner for the party's 2008 presidential nomination, will have trouble finding support from more than 12 of the 49 Republican senators when pressing for a surge of 30,000 troops.
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So, essentially, only 12 Republican Senators will support him, give or take a few who will probably change their minds. The rest will oppose him, so that makes 37 Republicans who will oppose him.

Answer 2

nicely what we do understand is that the reason isn't with the aid of fact the unlawful,lie based atrocity referred to as Bush's ask your self and Awe clashed with any of their so crippled ethical or ethical concepts .little doubt Bush's obscene vast wealth flow from ninety 8% of the inhabitants to the richest 2 % through his tax cuts grew to become into an element in them staying unswerving to this addicted dysfunctional Bible thumper. Their Boy Bush's conflict has surely been an surprising motor vehicle to corruptly (with the aid of "quid professional quo") ,provide their wealthy persons acquaintances and firms actually billions of greenbacks in inflated contracts and out and out theft.those Republicans did and nonetheless do no longer want to cut back off this great souree of fraudulent investment to the business/protection stress complicated which the former President "IKE" warned us against. commonly conservatives/Republicans are no longer democracy/proportional representation friendly being that a plutocracy is the only thank you to run a rustic and so this has hindered their epiphany . So now that even the main dumbest Republican can "see the writing on the wall" ,those Republicans like ebola virus contaminated rats leaping deliver, understand they must provide their SAVIOR Bush the previous boot or the voters will provide them the boot. Das Boot !!!!!

Answer 3

To say the least these are going to be an interesting two years! Will the republicans side with the president or will they out of fear of losing an election side with the democrats. stay tuned for further updates from the congress!

Answer 4

Yes- a mutiny. The GOP is not willing to commit to a kamikaze suicide stay the course wreck going into the 2008 elections.

Answer 5

You already answered your own question.

For the most part, any Republican who expects to be re-elected will have to think very very very carefully about supporting that idea.

I think it may be the one thing that could lose John Mc Cain the presidential election too, if he wins the nomination and sticks to his guns on that idea.

Answer 6

One will hope. It ISN'T "mutiny" to be for the Constitution and to oppose an UNelected installed dictator. Down with Dictator Dumbya!!!

Answer 7

Let's hope so--voting more of them out only makes things better for all. Majority is satisfying, but a two-thirds majority is PHAT!!

Let's hope the Simian Boy King is indicted before talk of 2008 begins!! If continuing support of the war doesn't drive them out, vetoed progressive legislation should be the next persuasive link.

Answer 8

None, they rubber stamped the Republican's out of office. Do you trhink they will be dumb enough to continue. YES

Answer 9

A few will not support it, just as not every Democrat will oppose it.

Answer 10

the ones who want to be re-elected