Warner-Nelson Proposal Gives ‘Surge’ a Chance

• By John Stanton
• Roll Call Staff
• March 15, 2007, Midnight

Under a draft Iraq resolution by Sens. John Warner (R-Va.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), the Senate would ask President Bush to revise his plans for the war and consider a phased redeployment of U.S. troops — but only after giving the White House until at least September to prove the current “surge” strategy has worked, according to a draft obtained by Roll Call.