By Prensa Latina
Washington : US President George W. Bush threatened on Thursday to veto any Democrat effort to tie the military budget to a withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
The president rejected calls to bring the troops home and urged unconditional passage of the military budget.
“It seems that no matter what happens in Iraq, opponents of the war have one answer: retreat,” the president said.
Bush lashed at suggestions from Democrat presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to bring the troops home.
They should concentrate on their campaign since neither of them is even a candidate yet.
Economy Nobel prizewinner Joseph Stiglitz has accused the Bush Administration of hiding that US taxpayers have so far paid three trillion dollars for Iraq’s invasion and occupation.