WEXLER: BRING OUR TROOPS HOME IMMEDIATELYCongressman Wexler Will Vote to End American Involvement in Iraq

(Washington, DC) Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) gave the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives today in support of H.R. 2956, the Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act:

“President Bush stubbornly refuses to end the war in Iraq. It is up to Congress to step forward and mandate that our troops return home. Congress must deliver to the American people what they voted for in November.

“It is Congress that must end this disastrous war. At long last, this legislation delivers a responsible withdrawal of American troops. The stark reality is that the President’s escalation strategy has been an utter failure.

“Instead of a successful surge, the President’s policy in Iraq has regressed, and the death toll of American troops and Iraqi civilians has mounted. This President is unwilling to change course despite overwhelming American opposition to the war, despite failing to meet political, economic, and security benchmarks, and despite calls by Senate Republicans urging a change in course.

“The President is in denial, and it is time for Congress to deliver a reality check. Our troops have sacrificed enough. Our military families have suffered enough. American taxpayers have spent enough. Congress must bring our troops home, and this bill does it.”

Congressman Wexler will vote for the Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act this evening when it comes before the House of Representatives for a vote. H.R. 2956 provides for the prompt, safe and responsible redeployment of American troops in Iraq. The legislation mandates that American troops begin to leave Iraq within 120 days of its enactment. H.R. 2956 also requires that a transition to a limited US presence in Iraq be completed by April 1, 2008 and that President Bush submit to Congress a comprehensive report on Iraq strategy and American involvement in the Middle East.

 

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Congressman Wexler is Chairman of the Europe Subcommittee and a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Judiciary Committee; and he also sits on the Financial Services Committee.

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