in the eye and say that this operation will hurt our enemies more than it hurts us. and so i will reluctantly vote no. >> reporter: in contrast, democratic supporters of the war kept a low profile and so did the democratic leadership. during the debate, neither nancy pelosi nor any other democratic house leader came forward to speak in favor of funding the war. for the most part, it was republicans that made the case for the obama administration's policy in afghanistan and gave the president the votes he needed to fund the war. jonathan karl, abc news, capitol hill. a young woman is under house arrest in texas, accused of trying to smuggle u.s. weapons into russia. anna fermanova was born in latvia but grew up in dallas. investigators say they found three night vision rifle sights in her luggage as she boarded a plane in new york headed for moscow. her attorney says she was taking them to her husband who works in russia. fermanova is now charged with smuggling but not espionage. president obama is promising