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Washington DC – Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement about President Bush’s strategy of escalating U.S. troop levels in Iraq:
“Once again, President Bush is sending us in the wrong direction on Iraq. Instead of announcing a specific plan on how we are going to get out of the Iraq quagmire, he is escalating troop levels and deepening our commitment. A majority of the American people and military experts alike do not agree with this military escalation. Unfortunately, as we have seen time and time again, President Bush refuses to listen to anyone who disagrees with his position.
"I will not support any escalation of troops in Iraq. My colleagues in Congress and I intend to ask hard questions and exercise increased oversight of the President’s Iraq policy.
“It is time to bring our brave young men and women home."
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