US democrats likely to prevail in anti-war vote

A vote to criticise US President George Bush for his decision to send more troops to Iraq is expected to pass in a rare admonishment of a wartime commander-in-chief.

Democrats who wrote the non-binding measure and back it with near unanimity were clear that it would set the stage for more decisive steps to constrain Bush’s warmaking powers. They proposed ideas to put legislative strings on future funding in Iraq and prevent any pre-emptive invasion of Iran.