Theextensionmotioncallsforreducingthenumberofthetroopsby1,000whileextendingitsdeploymentforanotheryear.(The Korea Herald)"여당이제1야당의출석없이예산안을강행한예는지난 55년간한번도없었다.
TheUriPartyisalsosplitontheextensionofthetroopdeploymentinIraq, withasignificantnumberoflawmakersreportedlyagainstthegovernment'sdecision.(The Korea Herald)또열린우리당은상당수 의원들이정부결정에반대하며이라크파병연장동의안을놓고분열양상을보이고있다.