President Bush is expected to veto the war spending measure from Congress on Tuesday, reiterating his vow to reject any spending bill containing a timetable for removing U.S. troops from Iraq.The president said Monday he wants to work with Democrats "I look forward to working with members of both parties to get a bill that doesn't set artificial timetables and doesn't micromanage and gets the money to our troops," he said Monday during an appearance with European Union leaders. "I believe there's a lot of Democrats that understand that we need to get the money to the troops as soon as possible."
The $124 billion spending bill passed Thursday funds military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, but it also calls for the withdrawal of U.S. troops beginning in October, with the goal of getting all U.S. combat forces out of Iraq by the end of March 2008.