Rep. Frank Pallone, D-Long Branch, NJ, said in addition to ignoring the wishes of the American public, Bush is not listening to the suggestions of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group or the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Both groups saw no reason to send more troops to Iraq."Instead, President Bush has chosen to stick his head in the sand, not listen to anyone and continue on a course that is not going to make Iraq any safer for either our brave troops or for the Iraqis themselves,'' Pallone said.
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-Paterson, NJ, said Bush "hasn't had a good idea regarding Iraq in four years and the content of this speech will be no different.''"The time is up, Mr. President,'' Pascrell said. "You brought us into this region on a faulty premise and mismanaged the conflict every step of the way.''
Rep. Steven Rothman, D-Fair Lawn, said a troop increase "will result in the death and wounding of thousands more American soldiers, costing taxpayers tens of billions of dollars more and do nothing to help the Iraqi people.''"President Bush's escalation of the Iraq war will weaken America's national security and I will do everything in my power to stop it,'' Rothman said.
Good to see some Democratic backbone. Keep it up lawmakers.
The MAJORITY of Americans want this fiasco ended. NOW.
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