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Pelosi Statement on President Bush’s Comments on Iraq
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on President Bush’s comments on Iraq at a news conference this morning at the White House:
"President Bush should have given more thought to the consequences of a failed state in Iraq before he launched his ill-advised invasion almost three and a half years ago. He did not have a plan for preventing chaos in Iraq when the war started. The mounting death toll in Baghdad and elsewhere in the country is stark evidence that he does not have one today.
"Our troops have been fighting in Iraq longer than we fought in Europe in World War II. The President’s promise to keep American forces in Iraq as long as he is in office is no substitute for an effective plan to complete the mission. ‘Stay the course’ has produced the situation President Bush now decries, and his repeated failure to offer a new direction provides no hope for a lessening of the sectarian violence that is the greatest threat to Iraq’s future.
"Democrats believe it's time for a new direction in Iraq, with responsible redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq that begins this year. Our soldiers in Iraq should transition to a more limited mission focused on counterterrorism, force protection of U.S. personnel, and training and logistical support of Iraqi security forces."
“ Democrats are united in presenting a New Direction for America, one that will make our nation as strong as its people, one that brings opportunity, security, and prosperity to all Americans. ”
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
