GOP Struggles for War Unity

• By John Stanton and Susan Davis
• Roll Call Staff
• Jan. 18, 2007, Midnight

Even as a bipartisan group of Senators unveiled a nonbinding resolution Wednesday opposing President Bush’s plan to boost troop levels in Iraq by 21,500 soldiers, Republican leaders were fighting a losing battle to maintain a unified front in support of the White House and were hunkering down for what could be a months-long political storm over the Iraq War.