Issue Position: Withdrawing from Iraq

Issue Position

Issue Position: Withdrawing from Iraq

The Iraq War was a bad idea from the start, and was made even worse with mismanagement, poor planning and just plain arrogance and a stubborn refusal to listen. Tragically, too many of our brave men and women in the military have paid the ultimate price.

We cannot afford to continue this reckless course. We must push for the withdrawal of our troops to begin immediately, even if it means forcing the administration's hand by halting funding. The way to support our troops is not to leave them trapped in the middle of a sectarian civil war.

We also need to immediately refocus our efforts against real threats to our national security, which requires us to rebuild the severe damage that has been done to our reputation in the international community.

As a prosecutor, I believe our fight against terrorists is much like our fight against organized crime. The United States needs to work as part of an international coalition to cut off funding for terror, identify threats before they occur and, most importantly, begin to wage the war of ideas on behalf of democracy and against rigid despotism and theocracy.

Every intelligence report concurs that the Iraq War has hurt our ability to defeat terrorists. It is time to change course, immediately.

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