Statement of Senator Feingold on the Iraq Supplemental Conference Report

[flpoljunkie]

Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold
On the Iraq Supplemental Conference Report

May 22, 2007

“Under the President’s Iraq policies, our military has been over-burdened, our national security has been jeopardized, and thousands of Americans have been killed or injured. Despite these realities, and the support of a majority of Americans for ending the President’s open-ended mission in Iraq, congressional leaders now propose a supplemental appropriations bill that does nothing to end this disastrous war. I cannot support a bill that contains nothing more than toothless benchmarks and that allows the President to continue what may be the greatest foreign policy blunder in our nation’s history. There has been a lot of tough talk from members of Congress about wanting to end this war, but it looks like the desire for political comfort won out over real action. Congress should have stood strong, acknowledged the will of the American people, and insisted on a bill requiring a real change of course in Iraq.”

http://feingold.senate.gov/~feingold/statements/07/05/20070522.htm

[LSparkle]

1. BRAVO, RUSS!

Here's hoping a LOT of his fellow Dems join him in voting NO.

[Phredicles]

2. Fucking tell 'em RUSS!

"he desire for political comfort won out over real action." - so true. Feingold is one of the few real representatives the people have.:grr:

[AndyA]

3. Thank you Russ for the voice of sanity, reason, and responsibility.

I love this man.

The rest of the Democrats, not so much...