"We really mean business, Iraqis, get on with it."

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November 15, 2005/NYT
Senate Republicans Pushing for a Plan on Ending the War in Iraq
By CARL HULSE

Democrats said the plan represented a shift in Republican sentiment on Iraq and was an acknowledgment of growing public unrest with the course of the war and the administration's frequent call for patience. "I think it signals the fact that the American people are demanding change, and the Republicans see that that's something that they have to follow," said Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader.

"The president needs to report to the American people and leaders in Congress as this war develops," Mr. Durbin said. "It shouldn't be a matter of haphazard Congressional committee hearings."

The primary differences between the party approaches regards fixing dates for a withdrawal. The Democratic plan called for the administration to provide "estimated dates" for redeployment of American troops once a series of conditions was met, with the caveat
that "unexpected contingencies may arise."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/15/politics/15cong.html?ei=5065&en=631931ba62b61e89&ex=1132722000&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print

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1. okay, we really mean it this time . . . .