Pelosi writes for the Huffington Post that she is more committed than ever to bringing the war in Iraq to and end.
This morning, I visited our brave men and women at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center. It is a place of prayers, of honor, of respect, and reflection. And I left there more committed than ever to bringing the war to an end.
I told my colleagues yesterday that the biggest ethical issue facing our country for the past three and a half years is the war in Iraq.
This unnecessary pre-emptive war has come at great cost. Nearly 2,900 of our brave troops have lost their lives and more than 21,000 more have suffered lasting wounds. Since the war began, Congress has appropriated more than $350 billion, and the United States has suffered devastating damage to our reputation in the eyes of the world.
Yesterday, I was truly honored to have been selected by acclamation of the Democratic Caucus as Speaker-designate. Many of you worked incredibly hard in the past year to see House Democrats take control of Congress and honored us with your vote. When the House reconvenes on January 4, 2007, Democrats will take power and I will take the gavel knowing the responsibility we have to you and to the country.
In other words: nothing but rhetoric. What’s your exact plan Nancy? When do you plan on withdrawing? And what do you mean with bringing the war to an end? You seem to mean American involvement in the war because once the US withdraws, full-scale civil war will break out. The sectarian violence we are witnessing now will be nothing compared to what we will see then. Or do you mean with putting an end to the war one giant push in an attempt to finally break sectarian militias, as Bush seems to favor?
And ‘wait for January’ is not the best of excuses to not come up with a plan right now. In fact, I would say, the sooner you present your plans, the quicker you can work on implementing them.
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