Sen. John Warner (R-VA) will introduce a resolution today “making clear that he does not support the President on increasing the troop levels in Iraq” and calling escalation “a mistake,” CNN’s Dana Bash reports. Warner’s resolution will be cosponsored by Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Nelson (D-NE).
Warner, the former Armed Services Committee chairman, is a “very influential voice when it comes to military matters,” Bash reports, and until this fall had been “whole-heartedly behind the president and the war.” His new resolution “certainly…is not going to sit well with the White House.”
I've wondered whether Warner would hang up the towel rather than defend the administration position on Iraq. Looks like he is keeping his options open. This is kinda like Orrin Hatch supporting strict enforcement of the FISA regs. Warner will provide cover to other republicans in the group of 21 to oppose escalation--and, later on, to support withdrawal.
Update:
The Carpetbagger has more on the Warner position.
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