That includes Israeli troop withdrawal from 80 percent of Hebron that was scheduled for last March.
British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook said the resolution meets all of NATO's demands for troop withdrawal.
Democratic Senators Jack Reed and Carl Levin are sponsoring an Amendment to start U.S. troop withdrawal this year.
The ballot would be the first country-wide vote since the U.S. troop withdrawal more than a year ago.
China can't afford to stand aside following the U.S. troop withdrawal and in the process of political transition.
Is there a sense that the decision the President makes on a troop withdrawal will influence what allies do?
The council, Cook said, will "stop just short of adoption" of the resolution to allow troop withdrawal to begin.
Both men have been breaking from Bush's current war strategy, while remaining opposed to specific deadlines for troop withdrawal.
There are diplomatic initiatives and a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq.
They might be persuaded to tone down their calls for American troop withdrawal by the end of the year.
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Obama has repeatedly called for a timetable for troop withdrawal, while McCain supports a withdrawal based on conditions on the ground.
"His country will sign a cease-fire accord with Georgia and scrupulously respect all agreements, including a troop withdrawal, " Sarkozy's office said.
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"Afghans are mostly concerned with the candidates' stance on Pakistan, and their plans and promises for post-2014 (U.S. troop withdrawal), " says Hewad.
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But Democrats say their bill no longer contains a timeline for troop withdrawal a point that prompted a veto of earlier legislation.
In Yondo, meanwhile, though no date has yet been set for a troop withdrawal, some people are already starting to flee the area.
The accord includes a nine-page protocol on the Israeli troop withdrawal from Hebron and a three-page "note for the record, " summarizing the agreement on further redeployments.
Many opponents of the occupation have demanded a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal and the issue is being heatedly debated in the United States.
Ryan also voted against a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2011.
In Texas he joined Mr Bush in calling for an Israeli troop withdrawal, and in backing the Saudi plan as a framework for long-term peace.
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The Democrats' early efforts to set a timetable for troop withdrawal failed, and Congress has so far opted not to withdraw funding from the Iraq effort.
Faced with the threat of U.S. troop withdrawal and fearing a new regional power, neighboring countries will ask for U.S. troops to remain, and they will--symbolically.
The UK has signalled that the pace of troop withdrawal could be accelerated if better-than-expected progress is made in readying domestic security services to take control.
Congressional Republicans are currently tabling a resolution to reject a timetable for American troop withdrawal, mostly in order to expose the Democratic Party's divisions once again.
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Mr. MICHAEL O'HANLON (Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution): As the whole debate becomes about troop withdrawal, it's harder to have the debate about how we improve our policy.
Although a buildup in American forces has raised the number of troops in Iraq to nearly 160, 000, pressure is mounting in the U.S. for a troop withdrawal.
It is likely that political pressures from a disillusioned American public will be a major factor in setting the minimal goals and time schedule for U.S. troop withdrawal.
And the vice president yesterday said that terrorists are encouraged by critics of the war, that calls for troop withdrawal from Iraq validates the strategy of the terrorists.
Republicans have criticised the pullout citing concerns over Iraq's stability, but a recent poll by the Pew Research Centre found that 75% of Americans backed the troop withdrawal.
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