The Senior Conservative

Afghan war vote may split Democrats

By Ed Copp

More splits in the Democratic Party are expected when President Obama’s plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan comes its first vote in the House early next year,

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) is set to bring to the floor a resolution demanding U.S. forces be withdrawn. Although the measure is likely to fail, given widespread GOP support for the president’s surge strategy, it would give the Obama administration a clear sense of where his own party stands on the escalation of the Afghanistan war, particularly in an election year.