Harry Reid's Blog - January 2007
Last night President Bush had the opportunity to change course in Iraq and announce to the American people that he would begin to bring our troops home. Instead, he has made the choice to escalate our involvement in Iraq's civil war by sending 21,500 more troops to the region.
Congress will vote in the next few weeks on the President's plan, but my position is clear: No Escalation -- No Way. Join me in sending President Bush that message by clicking here.
On Election Day, America spoke with one voice about its desire to end the war in Iraq. In the weeks and months since, I and other members of Congress from both parties have urged the President Bush to heed the will of our nation and propose real change. Regrettably, the President has chosen to ignore the will of the American people. Concern about the President's escalation strategy is non-partisan. It is opposed by Democrats, it is opposed by Republicans, it is opposed by top military leaders, and it is opposed by an overwhelming majority of the American people.
Adding additional troops has already been tried and it has already failed. In fact, it seems as though every year President Bush announces a major strategic shift that is nothing more than a repetition of the same failed tactics all over again, shrouded in new packaging for the media. America doesn't need another White House P.R. campaign -- we need a real change of course in Iraq.
Democrats, Republicans and the bipartisan Iraq Study Group have all offered President Bush a roadmap to turn Iraq over to the Iraqi's, begin the phased redeployment of American troops and end our open-ended commitment.
Our message in response to the President's announcement last night is clear: No Escalation -- No Way. Join me in sending George Bush that message by clicking here.
Congress will do nothing to jeopardize the safety of our troops, but we will exercise our Constitutional authority to hold the President accountable for a change of course that turns Iraq over to the Iraqis and allows for our troops to begin coming home. The time for more troops in Iraq has passed.
They and their families have served our nation courageously and sacrificed enough.
Congress will vote in the next few weeks on the President's plan, but my position is clear: No Escalation -- No Way. Join me in sending President Bush that message by clicking here.
On Election Day, America spoke with one voice about its desire to end the war in Iraq. In the weeks and months since, I and other members of Congress from both parties have urged the President Bush to heed the will of our nation and propose real change. Regrettably, the President has chosen to ignore the will of the American people. Concern about the President's escalation strategy is non-partisan. It is opposed by Democrats, it is opposed by Republicans, it is opposed by top military leaders, and it is opposed by an overwhelming majority of the American people.
Adding additional troops has already been tried and it has already failed. In fact, it seems as though every year President Bush announces a major strategic shift that is nothing more than a repetition of the same failed tactics all over again, shrouded in new packaging for the media. America doesn't need another White House P.R. campaign -- we need a real change of course in Iraq.
Democrats, Republicans and the bipartisan Iraq Study Group have all offered President Bush a roadmap to turn Iraq over to the Iraqi's, begin the phased redeployment of American troops and end our open-ended commitment.
Our message in response to the President's announcement last night is clear: No Escalation -- No Way. Join me in sending George Bush that message by clicking here.
Congress will do nothing to jeopardize the safety of our troops, but we will exercise our Constitutional authority to hold the President accountable for a change of course that turns Iraq over to the Iraqis and allows for our troops to begin coming home. The time for more troops in Iraq has passed.
They and their families have served our nation courageously and sacrificed enough.
Our busy first work period begins today in both the House and the Senate with ethics and lobbying reform so that we can change the way Congress works and do the real work we were elected to do. Next, we will take up a long-overdue increase in the minimum wage to give millions of American families an opportunity to achieve the American Dream, reform the Medicare Prescription Drug program to save seniors, the disabled, and American taxpayers money, and act on the 9/11 Commission Recommendations to fully secure our ports and borders and ensure that our first responders have the resources they need to keep America safe.
As we move into the second Senate work period, we will work toward full-funding of stem cell research, address global warming and put America on a path toward energy independence, ease the financial burden of college tuition to increase accessibility for hardworking students and their families, strengthen and rebuild America's military, enact comprehensive immigration reform, and enact pay-as-you-go legislation so that Congress has to cover its costs just like American families do.
As we move into the second Senate work period, we will work toward full-funding of stem cell research, address global warming and put America on a path toward energy independence, ease the financial burden of college tuition to increase accessibility for hardworking students and their families, strengthen and rebuild America's military, enact comprehensive immigration reform, and enact pay-as-you-go legislation so that Congress has to cover its costs just like American families do.
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