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Statement on Supplemental War Funding Vote

June 16, 2009

“I have always opposed the Iraq War and will never waiver in that opposition, but today I voted for the supplemental appropriation requested by the President.  I did not arrive at this decision easily, but I did so because the President needs- and deserves- our support on this issue. 
“We voted for change last November and it rarely happens as quickly as we want, but we elected a man who opposed the war, but who inherited it when he became President.  We owe President Obama a chance to lead America safely out of Iraq. 
“At the same time, I am very concerned about escalating U.S. military forces elsewhere in the region and I have been vocal in expressing my fear that Afghanistan could become another quagmire.  We must not let that happen.”