Hagel Working with Democrat to Oppose Bush’s Iraq Policy
EmailABC News’ Lindsay Hamilton reports: Senator Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., will join forces with Democratic Senator Jim Webb, Va., this week to introduce legislation that will "affect the outcome, the conditions of American military involvement in Iraq."
Speaking with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Hagel declined to lay out the specifics, but asserted that he "will not accept the status quo."
"I am opposed to the president’s current policy. I am opposed to the president’s further escalation of American military involvement. We are undermining our interests in the Middle East, we are undermining our military, we’re undermining the confidence of people around the world in what we’re doing," he said.
Hagel, frustrated with the President’s attempts to sideline Congress on Iraq, added that the President is getting bad advice and his team could use a civics lesson.
"To dismiss them, the Congress, by saying, you don’t have a role in this, you’re irrelevant to this- he’s getting some bad advice, and I would suggest they all go back and re-read the Constitution."
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I must quote Cheney here he called it a myth that “one can support the troops without giving them the tools and reinforcements they need to carry out their mission.” Isn’t that what this administration has done, getting us entangled when we weren’t ready to handle the violence, the lack of enough soldiers, lack of a plan, lack proper tools along with a horrendous aftercare for the wounded. Looks like Cheney walked right into that up to his neck.
Posted by: paulet | March 25, 2007, 5:27 pm 5:27 pm
Bush should be impeached for the Iraq war. Bush had no valid reason for invading Iraq. That alone is a good enough reason to impeach.
Posted by: ScottSmith | March 26, 2007, 9:18 am 9:18 am
How soon the Democrats forget their Viet Nam war. I will not contribute to the RNC as long as that Dip-Dip-Hagel is still in the running.
Posted by: Walt Ireland | March 27, 2007, 11:25 am 11:25 am
For ScottSmith: What were the valid reasons for invading Korea and Viet Nam?
Posted by: Walt Ireland | March 27, 2007, 11:29 am 11:29 am
The worst effect of the Iraq was was that it took money and troops away from the REAL antiterror effort in Afghanistan. Now the Taliban is back, Pakistan is still funding/backing them, Saudis still support them, and the USA is bogged down in a war that has nothing to do with Al Qaeda.
Posted by: Steve Savage | March 28, 2007, 12:33 am 12:33 am