Senator Inouye Supports Phased Redeployment of U. S. Troops From Iraq

SENATOR INOUYE SUPPORTS PHASED REDEPLOYMENT OF U.S. TROOPS FROM IRAQ

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Washington , D.C. — U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye voted in support of the Kerry and Levin Amendments to the Defense Authorization bill. His statement is set forth below:

"I voted in favor of a phased redeployment of troops from Iraq. I voted in favor of calling upon the Bush Administration to come up with a clear and cohesive plan which allows us to leave the battlefield with honor.

"This is not about ‘cut and run' as President Bush has stated. We have been in Iraq for over three years - more than 2500 brave American men and women in uniform have died, and thousands of others have been seriously injured. There is no such thing as ‘cut and run' in a war, and those of us who have put on the uniform and have shed blood know this all too well.

"How many more body bags need to come home before this White House acknowledges that ‘staying the course' or not ‘cutting and running' is no military strategy. As one of 100 U.S. senators who have the heart-wrenching duty of deciding when to commit our nation to war and to send our precious sons and daughters into harms way, I cannot in good conscience continue to condone sending our armed forces to the battlefield without a clear plan to win peace and to begin a responsible withdrawal of our troops from Iraq. It's time to come home," Senator Inouye stated.

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