I believe that the violence and instability in Iraq today is based in sectarian conflict which cannot be resolved by U.S. military force. The Iraqi people must forge their own future. Therefore, I have repeatedly voted to end our occupation of Iraq and bring our troops home. While frustrated that repeated efforts by the House to prevent further Iraq war funding and deployments have been thwarted by the Presidential veto and the inability of the closely-divided Senate to secure the votes necessary to restrict funding, I remain committed to a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq as soon as practicable.