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Congressman Dennis Cardoza
18th Congressional District of California

REP. CARDOZA STATEMENT ON HOUSE RESOLUTION ON WAR ON TERROR

 
For Immediate Release: June 16, 2006 CONTACT:  John Bray
(202) 226-4637

WASHINGTON – Congressman Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced) released the following statement today regarding his vote on the nonbinding House resolution on the War on Terrorism:

 

“Today, I reluctantly voted in favor of the nonbinding resolution on the War on Terrorism. If one takes the time to read the resolution, it talks about winning the war in Iraq, supporting our troops and establishing a citizen-based government in Iraq. These are noble goals, and I support them. That is why I voted for it.

 

“The problem is not what was said in the resolution, but what was not said. We owe our troops more than rhetoric; we owe them a real plan. The Administration has yet to put forward a strategy for achieving stability in Iraq, ending the conflict, and handing over sovereignty to the people of Iraq and the new Iraqi government. 

 

“In my mind, this resolution does not mark an end to the debate on Iraq. We must move forward with a frank re-assessment of the current strategy. The longer we go without strong leadership from the Administration and until we see significant progress in the day-to-day lives of the Iraqi people, the more difficult it will become to sustain the support of the American people and Congress for the current course.”

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