Well, that is the view expressed by Barack Obama -- a view which he wraps in a lie.

If President Bush vetoes an Iraq war spending bill as promised, Congress quickly will provide the money without the withdrawal timeline the White House objects to because no lawmaker "wants to play chicken with our troops," Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday.

"My expectation is that we will continue to try to ratchet up the pressure on the president to change course," the Democratic presidential candidate said in an interview with The Associated Press. "I don't think that we will see a majority of the Senate vote to cut off funding at this stage."

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"I think that nobody wants to play chicken with our troops on the ground," said Obama. "I do think a majority of the Senate has now expressed the belief that we need to change course in Iraq.

Too late, Senator -- you and your party already have played chicken with the troops on the ground -- and your failure to send a clean bill to the President will result in a lack of funding as soon as April 16. So stop lying to the American people.

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