It is thought likely that in the coming months the government will make clear that the April 2013 cut-off for GPs to take on the budget is not an absolutedeadline.
As a result, what you see is that the majority leader, Harry Reid, has said that if president vetoes it, then Harry Reid will go with the bill that calls for an absolutedeadline for withdrawing U.S. from all combat operations by march of '08.