Michiana DFA Statement on Presidential Veto (5/2/07)

Written by: Dustin Blythe on May 2, 2007 11:40 AM EDT

The Michiana chapter of Democracy for America deplores the action taken by President Bush toward the Iraq funding bill.  Not only does his veto reflect a denial of the people's will, communicated through their elected representatives, it reflects a denial of military reality and a lack of leadership from the Commander in Chief.  Various experts have shown that any meaningful effort to quell the violence in Iraq would take either a surge of at least 200,000 additional troops or a timely, measured withdrawal to pressure the Iraqi government to take charge of their own affairs.  The President and his advisors continue to attempt to prosecute what they have called "the greatest struggle of our time" with too few troops while ignoring that the ultimate solution to the problems in Iraq lies with the Iraqi people and their elected officials, not at the end of an American bayonet.

The next step is up to members of the House and Senate.  We urge all members of Congress to come together for a new Iraq strategy: pull our troops out of this civil war, give our valiant men and women the support they need at home and abroad, refocus on keeping America safe and engage the world community to help support the Iraqi government in it's struggle toward true independence.  Override the President's veto and show REAL support for our troops: an end to stop loss orders, repeated deployments and an incoherent "strategy".

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