[DavidQD]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
The Senate voted for a deadline and not a "goal?" The problem with that is the Constitution makes the President the Commander in Chief. Congress has no authority to order troops out or pass laws saying they must be out by a date certain. Congress cannot micro-manage. Congress can simply refuse to fund specific activities, and only leave funding available for specific activities related to execution of a withdrawal from the theater. Otherwise, the President would have a free pass as long as he was in office, once Congress approved any military action.