WASHINGTON, May 1, SPA -- For President George W. Bush, it is not a question of whether he will veto a congressional measure calling for withdrawing troops from Iraq, but rather when he will do it. Democratic congressional aides said they anticipate that Bush will reject the Iraq funding bill Wednesday afterreceiving it from Capitol Hill on Tuesday. That would forcethe democratically controlled Congress to revisit thedilemma of how to give troops in the field the money theyneed while satisfying opponents of the war who want U.S. involvement ended. Bush on Monday repeated his intention to veto the $124.2 billion (¤91.3 billion) measure, citing the withdrawallanguage as well as funding for nonmilitary projects. Although he said he wanted to work with Democrats, he made clear he was not giving in on the question of setting a timetable for withdrawal. «I'm optimistic we can get something done in a positiveway,» Bush was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who said the bill would arrive at the White House on Tuesday, urged the president to reconsider his veto promise. «If the president wonders why the American people have lost patience, it is because the news out of Iraq grows worse by the day,» Reid said.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/445913