Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Bainbridge Island, said the bill took strongest action possible to compel Iraqi leaders "to stop bickering and form a functioning government."

Inslee said he would have preferred an earlier date to end the war but said the bill "sets a concrete, enforceable timeline rather than continuing our open-ended commitment."

Saturday, March 24, 2007 - Page updated at 02:01 AM

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