US lawmakers regret voting for Iraq war
Some Republican lawmakers in Congress concerned about hidden cost of Iraq war despite good news.
By Charles Hoskinson - WASHINGTON
US Representative Walter Jones, a conservative Republican, does not hide his anger when he says bad information led him to vote for the Iraq war.
"If I had known then what I know today, I wouldn't have voted for that resolution. Absolutely not," he said Thursday in an interview.
His comments reflect concerns of other Republican lawmakers in Congress, and polls show a lingering debate over the reasons for going to war have hurt the administration even as the Iraq operation shows signs of success.
A day earlier, during House Armed Services Committee testimony on the Iraq war, Jones demanded an apology from the administration of President George W. Bush.
"To me, there should be somebody that is large enough to say, 'We made a mistake'," Jones said, almost in tears with frustration. He said he and other lawmakers want to ensure they are never again asked to authorize a war with bad information.
Jones felt so bad he decided to write personal letters of condolence to the families of each of the more than 1,600 US soldiers killed.
He has so far sent more than 900.
"My heart aches every time I sign these letters and I want them to look right," he said.
The funeral of a Marine sergeant, among the first US casualties of the war, along with Jones's Christian faith, inspired him to write the letters.
"Spiritually, it's something that I felt I had to do," he said >>>>>Continued
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=13180
TO LITTLE TO LATE
IS WHAT I SAY
IT WAS YOUR JOB TO INVESTIGATE BEFORE YOU
INVADED A SOVERIEGN COUNTRY
Some Republican lawmakers in Congress concerned about hidden cost of Iraq war despite good news.
By Charles Hoskinson - WASHINGTON
US Representative Walter Jones, a conservative Republican, does not hide his anger when he says bad information led him to vote for the Iraq war.
"If I had known then what I know today, I wouldn't have voted for that resolution. Absolutely not," he said Thursday in an interview.
His comments reflect concerns of other Republican lawmakers in Congress, and polls show a lingering debate over the reasons for going to war have hurt the administration even as the Iraq operation shows signs of success.
A day earlier, during House Armed Services Committee testimony on the Iraq war, Jones demanded an apology from the administration of President George W. Bush.
"To me, there should be somebody that is large enough to say, 'We made a mistake'," Jones said, almost in tears with frustration. He said he and other lawmakers want to ensure they are never again asked to authorize a war with bad information.
Jones felt so bad he decided to write personal letters of condolence to the families of each of the more than 1,600 US soldiers killed.
He has so far sent more than 900.
"My heart aches every time I sign these letters and I want them to look right," he said.
The funeral of a Marine sergeant, among the first US casualties of the war, along with Jones's Christian faith, inspired him to write the letters.
"Spiritually, it's something that I felt I had to do," he said >>>>>Continued
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=13180
TO LITTLE TO LATE
IS WHAT I SAY
IT WAS YOUR JOB TO INVESTIGATE BEFORE YOU
INVADED A SOVERIEGN COUNTRY
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