Senator Chris Dodd Continues to Demand Withdrawal after David Petraeus Testimony

Sept. 12, 2007, WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator and 2008 Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd attended Ambassador Ryan Crocker's and General David Petraeus' testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the "surge".

"It pains me to say that this Administration's Iraq policy, including the surge tactic, is a failure?and that failure is reconfirmed everyday by unfolding events in Iraq. In the eight months since President Bush announced the surge, we have spent tens of billions of dollars, over 700 American service men and women have sacrificed their lives, and nearly 4,400 have been wounded?all to provide breathing space for the Iraqi Government to engage in political reconciliation. And by General Petraeus' own admission there has been little or no political progress.

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"After hearing General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker's testimony before the committee, I am more convinced than ever that voting for a compromise bill without firm deadlines for withdrawal is a grave mistake and gives Bush another blank check to continue our involvement in this war."

Source: Chris Dodd for President, Inc.