There Is No Military Solution in Iraq

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:48:05 +0000

DOUGHERTY ENDORSES "A RESPONSIBLE WAY TO END THE WAR IN IRAQ"
PRESIDENT BUSH HAS A TIN EAR

More than a year ago, General Petraeus said, "There is no military solution to a problem like that in Iraq." Petraeus returned to Capitol Hill today to ask for patience and commitment to continue the deployment of troops in Iraq. "At this point, the Bush Administration is trying to run out the clock without being able to define or deliver victory," said Democratic Candidate for Maryland's 6th Congressional District Jennifer Dougherty.

More than 4,000 Americans have died in Iraq and nearly 30,000 have been injured. Since the surge more than 800 have been killed. Most Americans oppose continued military operations in Iraq and want to move forward with diplomatic and economic strategies in Iraq. In Dougherty's announcement, she stressed the need for diplomacy. "I endorse the plan proposed by retired military leaders and veterans, A RESPONSIBLE PLAN TO END THE WAR IN IRAQ. The plan echoes General Petraeus' admission that the solution is not more troops, but more talk. It also addresses the significant humanitarian concerns that exist as a result of the war. We have to elect people who are serious about ending this war."

The United States has spent $ 2 trillion on the Iraq War, but the debt is passed onto our children. We have handed them a mortgage payment before they can buy a home." Dougherty added, "We don't have to look very hard to find better places to spend that money. We need to focus on our priorities."

Iraq

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:01:57 +0000

I want to bring the troops home as soon as possible. The current strategy has put our troops in a war zone – making them targets for violence – with no clear goal. The President cannot define victory and I will not support a continuation of an aimless policy that has allowed nearly 4,000 American troops to be killed and nearly 30,000 American troops to be injured.

The cost in human life is reason enough to choose to end our occupation of Iraq, but the financial costs have also been huge.