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Pelosi Statement on Supplemental Funding Bill for Iraq and Afghanistan - 5/6/08
"We have crafted an Iraq plan the President should sign—and one that makes the economic needs of the American people a priority once again.”
Stement on President Bush’s Speech Today on Iraq - 3/27/08
“President Bush’s speech today on Iraq failed to offer any plan for the safe return of our brave men and women. In fact, the Administration reportedly is preparing to tell the American people that we must maintain 140,000 troops in Iraq indefinitely."
Pelosi Statement on Deaths of 4,000 American Soldiers in Iraq - 3/24/08
"Today, we mourn America's fallen heroes; the deaths of 4,000 American soldiers is a grim reminder of the enormous cost of war in Iraq: the human cost. We honor those soldiers, America's best and bravest who have paid the ultimate price, and pray for their families and loved ones."
Pelosi Statement on Fifth Anniversary of the Iraq War - 3/19/08
“With the war in Iraq entering its sixth year, Americans are rightly concerned about how much longer our nation must continue to sacrifice our security for the sake of an Iraqi government that is unwilling or unable to secure its own future."
Pelosi: Petraeus' Remarks on Lack of Progress in Iraq Prove Bush's Iraq Policy Has Failed - 3/14/08
"President Bush and other Republicans can no longer credibly claim that their status quo Iraq strategy is working."
Pelosi: ‘We Pay Tribute to All of Those Serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Throughout the World’ - 3/13/08
“In the spirit of his farewell prayer, we seek to end conflict, promote peace, and build a future worthy of the sacrifice of our men and women.”
Pelosi Statement on U.S. Troops Levels in Iraq - 2/25/08
“The statement from the Pentagon today on troop levels in Iraq is an admission that the President’s troop surge was not a temporary measure. There will be more U.S. troops in Iraq this summer than there were at the end of 2006, when the American people demanded a New Direction in Iraq.
Pelosi: Comments by General Casey Demonstrate That Iraq War Continues to Strain Our Military - 2/20/08
“Now approaching its fifth anniversary, the war in Iraq has undermined our military readiness and our ability to confront real threats to our nation."
Pelosi Statement on Bush Administration Plans to Keep Pre-Surge Level of U.S. Troops in Iraq - 2/11/08
“Our generals have issued dire warnings that the war in Iraq has seriously undermined our nation’s military readiness, and is therefore making our nation less secure. Yet the President’s Iraq policy has set the stage for a 10-year, trillion dollar war. The American people want a New Direction in Iraq.”
Pelosi: ‘The War in Iraq Has Seriously Undermined Our Nation’s Military Strength and Readiness’ - 2/6/08
“Today’s testimony by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff confirms our warning that the war in Iraq has seriously undermined our nation’s military strength and readiness, and therefore our national security.
Pelosi Statement on Halting U.S. Surge Troop Reductions - 1/31/08
"Halting the modest reduction in U.S. surge troop levels that has been underway in Iraq demonstrates the President's insistence on a war without end and will further undermine our military readiness.
Pelosi on One-Year Anniversary of President Bush’s Surge Policy in Iraq - 1/9/08
“One year ago, the President announced his plan to send thousands of additional U.S. troops to Iraq. Despite the bravery of our men and women in uniform, the primary purpose of the President's surge policy has not been achieved: the Iraqi government is nowhere near political reconciliation that would contribute to regional stability."
Pelosi and Reid: Bush Continues to Deny Reality in Iraq, at Home - 1/8/2008
"Our nation faces great challenges at home and abroad. We need more clear-eyed and realistic assessments – and more willingness to work toward solutions."
Pelosi and Reid Condemn Bush Plan to Veto of Defense Authorization Bill - 12/28/2007
"Despite the Administration's earlier support for the Department of Defense authorization bill, it appears that President Bush plans to veto this legislation, which is crucial to our armed forces and their families."
Pelosi: ‘I Cannot Support Spending Billions More in Iraq With No Strings Attached’ - 12/19/2007
“Our troops are spending their fifth Christmas season in Iraq. Under the President’s plan, they can look forward to spending at least another decade there."
Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Intelligence Authorization Conference Report - 12/13/2007
“With the passage of this legislation, Congress has reasserted its critical oversight role on intelligence activities. The investments the bill makes in human intelligence, counterterrorism operations, and analysis will help achieve the New Direction’s primary goal of making America safer.”
Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Defense Authorization Conference Report - 12/12/2007
“This legislation achieves the New Direction Congress’s primary objective of making America safer by addressing our military readiness crisis, investing in the equipment that will make our troops safer in the field, and improving benefits for military personnel and their families.
Pelosi: Bush and His Republican Allies Are Preventing Extra Funds from Reaching Our Troops - 11/29/2007
“Our brave men and women in uniform have done everything that has been asked of them in Iraq and Afghanistan. Democrats are committed to providing them everything they need to do their jobs and to care for their families.”
Pelosi: President Should Take Responsibility for His Failed Iraq Policy - 11/26/2007
“The President should take responsibility for his Iraq policy rather than expect the American people or the next Admisitration to bear the consequences of his mistakes."
Pelosi: On Thanksgiving Day We Should Keep Our Troops and Their Families in Our Thoughts - 11/21/2007
“On Thanksgiving Day, we show our gratitude for the bounty of America’s harvest, the blessings of American liberty, and the beauty of Americans’ generosity."
Pelosi Statement on President Bush and Senate Republicans Blocking Iraq Funding - 11/20/2007
“Democrats and the American people support our troops in the field and will always insist they receive all the resources they require. If there is any delay in funding for our men and women in uniform, the responsibility will squarely lie with the President and Senate Republicans who are blocking the bill.”
Pelosi: Once Again, Republicans Refuse to Hold the President Accountable for His Failed Iraq Policy - 11/16/2007
"Congressional Republicans' stubborn refusal to hold the President accountable for his failed Iraq policy is delaying needed funding for our troops and obstructing a New Direction strategy that will bring them home responsibly, honorably, safely and soon."
Pelosi: Iraq Legislation Will Bring Our Troops Home Responsibly, Honorably, Safely, and Soon - 11/14/2007
“This legislation is necessary because whatever you may have thought about the war, or the conduct of the war, or the origin of the war, whatever you may think about the performance of the Iraqi government there, and I have my views on that subject, the fact is we can no longer militarily sustain the deployment in Iraq."
Pelosi, Hoyer, Chairman Brady Direct CAO Beard to Employ War Veterans in House of Representatives -11/07/2007
“We have no doubt that there are many jobs within the House workforce that would benefit from the advanced skills and dedication of these men and women who have bravely served our country."
Pelosi Statement on 2007 Becoming Deadliest Year in Iraq for American Troops - 11/06/2007
"The choice is between a Democratic plan for responsible redeployment of our troops and the President’s plan to spend another trillion dollars for a 10-year war in Iraq."
Pelosi: Rising Cost of War Adds to Depth of Tragedy in Iraq - 10/24/2007
“President Bush envisions a 10-year war in Iraq that the Congressional Budget Office now estimates will cost taxpayers nearly $2 trillion over the next decade."
Pelosi: ‘Colossal Cost of Iraq War Grows Every Day’ - 10/22/2007
"Demanding nearly $200 billion for Iraq while vetoing health care for 10 million children exemplifies the Bush Administration’s misplaced priorities."
Pelosi: Administration Must Stop Abusing Classification Process About Iraq Policy - 10/16/2007
"Despite evidence of official corruption in Iraq that the State Department's Iraq coordinator has characterized as ‘real, endemic and pernicious,’ the Bush Administration continues to deny the American people the facts about how corruption finances the insurgency and threatens our troops."
“Today’s passage of the War Profiteering Prevention Act makes clear that defrauding the federal government and robbing American taxpayers will not be tolerated and will be severely punished during a time of war."
Pelosi: New Direction Congress is Determined to Hold Private Security Contractors Accountable - 10/04/2007
"This vital legislation provides greater oversight, extends the rule of law, and requires investigations of potentially unlawful use of force."
Pelosi Statement Opposing a War Surtax - 10/2/2007
"Just as I have opposed the war from the outset, I am opposed to a draft and I am opposed to a war surtax."
Pelosi Statement on House Vote to Extend Family and Medical Leave for Military Families - 9/26/2007
"No group of Americans has stood stronger and braver for our nation than those who have served in the Armed Forces. How we repay the service of our veterans speaks volumes about our national character."
Pelosi Statement on CBO Report That Long-Term Military Presence in Iraq Could Cost $2 Trillion - 9/21/2007
“With thousands of American lives lost in Iraq and the prospect of losing untold more, the CBO report confirms the colossal financial cost of this war."
Pelosi: Senate Republicans Vote Again to Support Bush’s 10-Year War and Against Troop Readiness – 9/19/2007
“The actions taken by Senate Republicans to defeat the Webb amendment run counter to the wishes of the American people."
Pelosi: Despite White House Report Showing Little Progress, Bush is Committed to 10 More Years of War in Iraq - 09/14/2007
"The American people reject the President’s 10-year war in Iraq and want a responsible redeployment to end this war.”
Pelosi: Bush’s Status Quo Strategy in Iraq Leaves Our Troops in Harm’s Way for 10 Years - 09/13/2007
“The American people reject the President’s call for an ‘enduring relationship’ with Iraq that is based on leaving our troops in the middle of a deadly civil war for at least 10 years."
Pelosi: ‘Choice is Between Democratic Plan for Responsible Redeployment and President’s Plan for 10-Year War in Iraq’ - 09/13/2007“
The American people long ago lost faith in the President’s leadership of the war in Iraq because his rhetoric has never matched the reality on the ground."
Pelosi: The President’s Iraq Plan is Recipe for an Endless War - 9/12/07
"We need a New Direction that redeploys our troops from Iraq, rebuilds our military, and refocuses on fighting terrorism across the world.”
Pelosi: President’s Policy is a Path to 10 More Years of War in Iraq - 9/11/07
"President Bush’s policy announced by General Petraeus is a path to 10 more years of war in Iraq. General Petraeus’ testimony to Congress drew a bright line: redeployment is not an option; endless war in Iraq is the Administration's only option."
Pelosi on Petraeus Testimony: Continuing Failed Surge in Iraq Until at Least Next Summer Is Unacceptable - 9/10/07
“It is time to change the mission of our troops to one that will promote regional stability and combat terrorism, so that the numbers of our brave men and women in uniform in Iraq can be reduced on a much more aggressive timetable than the one outlined today by General Petraeus.”
Pelosi on Reported Administration Plan to Leave All U.S. Forces in Iraq – 9/7/07
“Recent reports – the National Intelligence Estimate, and the GAO and Jones Commission reports – all document the widespread failure of the Iraqi government to meet critical political reform benchmarks set by President Bush himself in January."
Pelosi: GAO Report Latest Assessment to Conclude That Iraqis Have Failed to Meet Political Benchmarks – 9/4/07
“The independent GAO report released today contrasts sharply with President Bush’s stay-the-course Iraq strategy."
Pelosi and Reid Announce Series of House and Senate Hearings on Iraq – 8/31/07
While the President continues to stay the course and ask Americans to pay for his failed strategy in Iraq, Democrats will continue to push for a new direction in Iraq to protect our troops and make America more secure.
Pelosi Statement on Draft GAO Report on Iraq – 8/30/07
“As in the past, President Bush stubbornly refuses to acknowledge the facts on the ground about the sectarian civil war in Iraq or the growing bipartisan opposition to his failed policies."
Pelosi: President’s Iraq Policy Is Failing to Reduce the Threat of Terrorism in the Middle East – 8/28/07
“Rather than reducing the threat of terrorism and promoting stability in the Middle East, the President’s Iraq policy is making each worse. Until that policy is changed, the dire risks described by the President will not diminish."
Pelosi Statement on New National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq – 8/23/07
"Our military has performed their duties excellently, but the purpose of the escalation in Iraq was to create a secure environment in which political change could occur, and it is clear that the Iraqi leaders have failed to make progress."
Pelosi Statement on President Bush’s Speech on Iraq – 8/22/07
“In an attempt to justify his stay-the-course strategy in Iraq, President Bush is offering false lessons from history. The American people have already judged the President’s war in Iraq as the wrong war at the wrong time, and are ready for our troops to come home."
Pelosi: September Report on Iraq Must Provide Candid Assessment – 8/16/07
“For a long time the Administration has hidden behind the name of General David Petraeus, saying the September report will be his. We all knew this would be the President’s report. It is now clear that the White House will seek to limit involvement by General Petraeus in reporting to the Congress and to the American people next month."
Pelosi: Overstretched Troops Need Time Between Deployments – 8/2/07
"The New Direction Congress will always ensure that our brave men and women in uniform have the tools and training they need to do their jobs and return safely home. This legislation will strengthen our military by giving our troops the chance to recover from their deployments, retrain, and re-equip before redeploying."
Pelosi: President Threatens to Veto Funding Priorities for America but Spends $20 Billion Every Two-Months in Iraq – 8/2/07
”We’ve restored strict rules for fiscal responsibility; pay as you go; and no new deficit spending while this President spends $20 billion every two-months on a civil war in Iraq.”
Pelosi: President Was Against Pay Raise for Troops Before He Was For It – 7/20/07
"While Democrats have fought for a pay raise for our troops all along, the President was against the pay raise before he was for it.”
Pelosi: Senate Republicans Have Once Again Thwarted the Will of the American People on Iraq – 7/18/07
“After four and a half years of a failed policy in Iraq, we must not just voice our opposition, we must vote to end the war. That is why the House passed legislation last week on a bipartisan basis to responsibly redeploy our forces from Iraq.”
Pelosi: ‘Iraq Report Describes a Policy Badly in Need of a New Direction’ – 7/12/07
"The report describes a policy badly in need of a New Direction. The report is not a snapshot of what is happening in Iraq today, but a sad reality of what has been occurring in that country for the past few years."
Pelosi: House to Vote to Change Course in Iraq – 7/10/07
"The American people want Congress to bring our troops home, refocus our efforts to fighting terrorism, and hold the Bush Administration accountable.”
Pelosi: Six Months After Iraq Escalation, Still No End in Sight or a Clear Exit Strategy – 7/10/07
“Six months after the President escalated the war in Iraq, American troops have plunged even deeper into that country’s civil war, with no end in sight or a clear exit strategy."
Pelosi on Iraq Veto Threat: ‘President Has Again Chosen Confrontation Over Cooperation’ - 5/9/07
Editorial Boards Across the Country On Iraq - 5/1/07
Pelosi: House and Senate Passage of Iraq Bill Takes Us in a New Direction in Iraq
Retired Generals Endorse the Iraq Accountability Act - 4/24/07
Pelosi: Democrats Are Ready to Work With the President to Wind Down This War - 4/16/07
Pelosi: Extending Tours of Duty Is an Unacceptable Price for Our Troops and Their Families - 4/11/07
Pelosi and Reid Renew Call for President to Work With Congress on Changing Course in Iraq - 4/10/07
Pelosi and Reid Call on President to Work with Congress to Chart New Course in Iraq - 3/28/07
Pelosi on Iraq Bill: ‘Benchmarks Without Deadlines Are Just Words; After Four Years, Words Are Not Enough’ - 3/23/07
Pelosi: The American People Have Lost Confidence in Bush’s Open-Ended War - 3/19/07
Pelosi Statement on the Fourth Anniversary of the War in Iraq - 3/16/07
New Democratic-led Congress is exercising oversight and demanding accountability on the Iraq War
Escalating Our Military Involvement in Iraq Sends Precisely the Wrong Message - 1/10/07
Congressional Leaders Call on President to Reject Flawed Iraq Troop Surge - 1/5/07
Pelosi Statement on Deaths of 3,000 American Soldiers in Iraq - 1/1/07