Vice President Joe Biden, President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Democrats in Congress are not happy with President Barack Obama's U.S. troop withdrawal plan from Iraq, as it has a provision to leave 50,000 soldiers behind.  

Dems say Iraq troop cutbacks not enough

Democratic leaders in Congress are questioning the Obama administration’s plan to leave a residual force of up to 50,000 troops in Iraq.

The concern was raised Thursday, about the same time the White House indicated it will soon ask Congress for an additional $75.5 billion this year to pay for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The supplemental funding request would increase war spending for fiscal 2009 to $141 billion and raise the Defense Department's entire 2009 spending to $513.3 billion.

Obama is expected to announce a 19-month plan for withdrawing American soldiers that would leave up to 50,000 troops in the country to advise Iraqi security forces and protect the embassy and other strategic interests.

More than 140,000 American troops are now serving in Iraq...

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