Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On Placing Fight Against al Qaeda First February 25, 2008 “Those charged with ensuring we are ready to respond to the global terrorist threat, including Admiral Mullen and General Casey, have already told us the primary threat to the United States is in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region and that current deployments to Iraq are unsustainable. There is no reason for us to wait another month or even another day to show the American people Congress is determined to focus on those who attacked us on 9/11, instead of draining our resources in Iraq. There should be broad, bipartisan support for the administration keeping Congress informed, in a classified setting if need be, about how it is achieving our top national security priority of defeating al Qaeda.”

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