"President Bush vetoed legislation to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq Tuesday night in a historic showdown with Congress over whether the unpopular and costly war should end or escalate.
Democrats accused Bush of ignoring American's desire to stop the war, which has claimed the lives of more than 3,350 members of the military.
"If the president thinks by vetoing this bill, he'll stop us from working to change the direction of the war in Iraq, he is mistaken," Reid said.
"Our troops and their families deserve better, and their elected leaders can do better," Bush said.
"Whatever our differences, surely we can agree that our troops are worthy of this funding and that we have a responsibility to get it to them without further delay," the president said."
It's not like it was a great surprise. Bush was going to veto the bill anyways. But it was good nontheless that Bush put up an argument. Our troops and their families do deserve better. What is done is done, and pulling our troops out at a vital point isn't the answer.
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