Press Releases
Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami
202-226-7616
04/11/2007
Pelosi: Extending Tours of Duty Is an Unacceptable Price for Our Troops and Their Families
Washington, D.C.—Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Bush Administration’s announcement that all active-duty Army personnel in Iraq will serve 15-month tours, three months longer than usual:
"Today’s announcement just underscores the fact that the burden of the war in Iraq has fallen upon our troops and their families. The Bush Administration has failed to create a plan to fully equip and train our troops, bring them home safely and soon, and provide our veterans with the quality care they deserve.
“Extending the tours of all active-duty Army personnel is an unacceptable price for our troops and their families to pay.
“Democrats have offered a new direction in Iraq – one that would bring our troops home safely and soon. We encourage President Bush to sit down with us to find a solution to bring this war to an end.”