Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold In Response to the President’s Remarks on Iraq April 10, 2008 “The President today refused to offer any vision of when this mistake in Iraq will end. By keeping a massive troop presence in Iraq indefinitely, we are pouring more than $10 billion a month into a situation that is jeopardizing our national security, damaging our military, and provoking regional instability. While our troops are bogged down in Iraq, we are less able to focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan, from where our top military and intelligence officials say an attack on the U.S. would most likely come. A date certain for ending our massive presence in Iraq is the best way to begin restoring our national security. I will strongly oppose any supplemental bill which provides funds to keep the war going but does not include a binding deadline for the safe redeployment of our troops from Iraq.”

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