Stender Responds To Ferguson's Failure To Stand Up For A Change Of Course In Iraq

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Today, Linda Stender, Assemblywoman and candidate for Congress in New Jersey's seventh congressional district, released the following statement in response to Congressman Mike Ferguson's failure to stand up and fight for a change in direction in Iraq.

"General Petraeus delivered President Bush's report on the status of Iraq before Congress and put forth a plan to keep American soldiers in Iraq for up to ten more years. I was disappointed to learn that Congressman Ferguson endorsed this new plan, and still refuses to support an endeavor to begin a redeployment of American troops. Under the Petraeus plan, we would still have the same number of troops in Iraq in the summer of 2008, as we did at the start of this year. New Jersey families have been outspoken in their impatience for a change in direction in Iraq and desire for a responsible withdrawal of American soldiers. Our brave soldiers are being sent to referee a religious civil war without a plan to win the peace. They have done their part, now it is time for the Iraqis to stand up and fight for their own freedom, their own independence."

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