The Iraq resolution offered by influential Republican Senator John Warner, opposing the President’s troop increase in Iraq, is gaining broader support than the version offered by Senator Joe Biden, Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee. Several moderate Democrats and Republicans, who are turned off by the strong language in the Biden bill, are pleased with the alternative. The Warner resolution avoided the word “escalation”, and cut out the term “not in the nation’s interest”. The Warner resolution also includes parts of the Iraq Study Group’s recommendation to impose benchmarks. They also wanted to distinguish Anbar Provence, which they said needs additional troops. It is unclear which resolution will get a vote, or if a combination of the two will be offered.