Republican Rep. Shays Changes Stance On Iraq Timeline...

Associated Press Andrew Miga August 24, 2006 at 09:16 PM
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Rep. Christopher Shays (news, bio, voting record), who is locked in a tough re-election fight against an anti-war challenger, says the U.S. should consider setting a timeline for troop withdrawals fromIraq.

"Our troops cannot be there indefinitely," Shays, R-Conn., said Thursday from London during a telephone conference call with reporters after visiting Iraq for the 14th time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. "We need to have a sense of when our troops can withdraw."

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