Hon. Tim Bishop

HR 2206
May 24, 2007

After four years of war, after 3,500 brave troops sacrificed, after tens of thousands more injured, and after $600 billion spent, the American people deserve a change of course in Iraq. Still, the President prefers to stay the course indefinitely —at the expense of our brave troops and $3.2 billion more spent each week—with no questions asked.

I have always voted to keep our troops well-armed and supplied throughout our fight against terrorists in Afghanistan and elsewhere. I have voted to continue operations in Iraq with strategic benchmarks and oversight. And I have consistently voted to raise the standard of medical care for our active duty personnel and veterans.

But today I draw a line. I stand for the majority of Americans and the majority of those in my district to say that giving the President another blank check to recklessly continue pursuing a failed policy is unconscionable. It will only extend this nation’s greatest foreign policy disaster.

That is why I cannot support HR 2206.
 

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