Bush, citing the opinions of his top military leaders, said the delay undermines the troops. Unless he can sign a bill by mid-April, he said, the Army will be forced to consider cutting back on training and equipment repair. The problem will grow even more dire if Congress does not send him a bill he supports by mid-May, Bush said. Democratic leaders, while eager to show backing for the troops, say Bush is overstating the consequences of missing those deadlines. The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service says the Army has enough bookkeeping flexibility to pay for operations in Iraq well into July.(Watch Senate Majority Leader Reid say Bush is being dishonest about war funding ) Bush is spending the Easter weekend in tranquility at his ranch, but the reminders of public opposition are never far away. Peace activist Cindy Sheehan, whose son Casey was killed in Iraq in 2004, was back to lead another protest. Sheehan drew international attention for staging a vigil outside Bush’s ranch in August 2005. On Friday, she led roughly 100 people on a march to the security checkpoint at Bush’s property. She said the group would use a bullhorn to call out the names of each dead soldier.
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Bush, citing the opinions of his top military leaders, said the delay undermines the troops. Unless he can sign a bill by mid-April, he said, the Army will be forced to consider cutting back on training and equipment repair. The problem will grow even more dire if Congress does not send him a bill he supports by mid-May, Bush said. Democratic leaders, while eager to show backing for the troops, say Bush is overstating the consequences of missing those deadlines. The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service says the Army has enough bookkeeping flexibility to pay for operations in Iraq well into July.(Watch Senate Majority Leader Reid say Bush is being dishonest about war funding ) Bush is spending the Easter weekend in tranquility at his ranch, but the reminders of public opposition are never far away. Peace activist Cindy Sheehan, whose son Casey was killed in Iraq in 2004, was back to lead another protest. Sheehan drew international attention for staging a vigil outside Bush’s ranch in August 2005. On Friday, she led roughly 100 people on a march to the security checkpoint at Bush’s property. She said the group would use a bullhorn to call out the names of each dead soldier.
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