Georgia legislators talk about war with Iraq

ATLANTA - War in Iraq was subject of a quick debate Monday in the Georgia House. <br> <br> Democratic Representative Bob Holmes of Atlanta rose to oppose war in the Persian Gulf and called on President Bush to stop his ``increasingly irrational and excessive behavior&#39;&#39; on Iraq. <br> <br> He says President Bush has not present sufficient evidence to justify a unilateral attack on Iraq. <br> <br> After Holmes spoke, several other House members rose to support Bush, including House Republican leader Lynn Westmoreland of Sharpsburg and Democrat Chuck Sims of Douglas, a Persian Gulf War veteran. <br> <br> Holmes told his colleagues he was planning an anti-war talk, so others had responses ready. <br> <br> The debate was muted compared to the one in the House in the early 1990s when several lawmakers walked out as then-state Representative Cynthia McKinney spoke against the Gulf War.

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