Sad Milestone in Iraq Underscores Urgent Need for a Real Policy

Democratic National Committee Press Secretary Stacie Paxton issued the following release on the House Republicans' playing political games with the Iraq War:

"Today, on the day that gravely marks the loss of 2,500 American servicemen and women in Iraq, Republicans in Congress are engaging in games to score partisan political points. The debate on this meaningless Republican resolution achieves nothing. After three years of rubberstamping President Bush's permanent commitment to a failed strategy in Iraq, this resolution cooked up by House Republicans, does not usher in a new era of real oversight. This resolution won't address the incompetence of the Bush Administration in dealing with post-war reconstruction and the rebuilding of Iraq. This resolution includes no benchmarks for success in Iraq. And this resolution does nothing to help our brave men and women in uniform achieve their mission any faster or bring them home any sooner. Democrats remain united that 2006 must be a year of significant transition in Iraq."