...Rep. Charlie Wilson, D-St. Clairsville, complained that "Iraq is running a budget surplus while our economy is suffering. We're spending $339 million a day in Iraq and the government in Iraq isn't even helping itself."
...Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Genoa Township, said "if we begin a precipitous withdrawal of troops now, all of our gains made in Iraq could be reversed. I believe we must listen to our troops on the ground and the testimony of Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker as we plan our next steps in Iraq."
But Rep. Zack Space, D-Dover, said he had been "hoping to hear the same thing that most Americans want to hear -- a game plan for bringing our troops home and turning over responsibility for Iraq to the Iraqis."
Which representative do you think is an obstacle to bringing our troops home? Tiberi
Which representative continues to support an undefined military presence in Iraq? Tiberi
Which representative wants the U.S. to continue to spend billions of dollars in Iraq while our roads, bridges, and schools crumble? Tiberi
In all these committee hearings before members of the House and the Senate, I heard nothing about any active diplomatic measures being taken by Sec. of State Rice or her counterparts to bring an end to the Iraq war. It is just sad because more American members of the military have died for Bush's Iraq war.
