According to the President, Democrats have______. [originaltext] (21)In the

(21)In the two months since he asked Congress for emergency war spending, the President says, Democrats have worked to substitute the judgment of Washington politicians for generals in the field.
    "In both the House and Senate, Democratic majorities have passed bills that would impose restrictions on our military commanders, set an arbitrary date for withdrawal from Iraq, and fund domestic spending that has nothing to do with the war. "(22)Democratic leaders say timetables for a troop withdrawal will force Iraqi leaders to take greater responsibility for their own security and will stop the President from pursuing what they say is an open-ended commitment of American forces.