Schumer Hits Bush's Call for More Troops in Iraq ; Says Most Democrats Support a 'Dramatic Change in Course'

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Sen. Charles E. Schumer yesterday said he and his fellow Democrats oppose President Bush's plan to send an additional 4,700 troops to Iraq as part of their larger strategy to change the conflict's "entire mission."

"What we have to do is divide it," the New York Democrat said during an appearance on CBS' "Face the Nation." "I think most Democrats will support more troops in Afghanistan. After all, that's where the nexus of terrorism is. [Osama] bin Laden is still there."

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Schumer Hits Bush's Call for More Troops in Iraq ; Says Most Democrats Support a 'Dramatic Change in Course'

"But as for Iraq, whether it's 4,000 more troops or 40,000 more troops, we Democrats believe almost unanimously that...

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