Pelosi: The President's Iraq Plan is Recipe for an Endless War
September 12, 2007
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on comments by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and retired Army General John Abizaid regarding America's long-term commitment to the war in Iraq:
'The President's 10-year plan for the continued occupation of Iraq sends the wrong signal to the Iraqi government, which has failed to implement the reforms needed for national reconciliation.
'Secretary Rice and General Abizaid's admission that we will be involved in Iraq for years to come is further acknowledgment that President Bush's Iraq policy has failed; it is a recipe for an endless war.
'We need a New Direction that redeploys our troops from Iraq, rebuilds our military, and refocuses on fighting terrorism across the world.'