Bush Calls Withdrawal Plan 'An Invitation to Attack America'

President Bush yesterday accused the Democrats of “offering an invitation to our enemies to attack America.” With the House and Senate poised to vote this week on a war funding bill with a troop drawdown deadline, the Washington Post reports, the dispute between Congress and the White House is becoming increasingly personal.

Vice President Dick Cheney accused Senator Harry Reid of being a "defeatist," and Senator John Kerry called Cheney “the American Idol of outlandish claims.” Amid the name-calling, Bush reiterated his intention to veto the bill releasing $95.5 billion for the war because of its six-month timetable for withdrawal.