GOP Congressman Joins Domenici in Breaking With White House on War [Doolittle says "quagmire"]

E & P ^ | July 5 07 | E & P

[freedomdefender]

Rep. John Doolittle, a consevative California congressman, today joined others in his party rapidly deserting the president on the Iraq war.

At a town hall meeting in Rocklin and then in a meeting with the editorial board of the Sacramento Bee he questioned whether the conflict was worth the loss of more American lives. He said U.S. troops should be pulled back from the front lines "as soon as possible" and the fighting turned over to Iraqi forces.

A longtime supporter of the war, Doolittle called the situation in Iraq a "quagmire" on Thursday. "We've got to get off the front lines as soon as possible," Doolittle said at Rocklin City Hall, the Bee reported. "And in my mind that means something like the end of the year. We just can't continue to tolerate these kinds of losses."

[Mr. Silverback]

No, it’s not a war.

Meaning...?

[Mr. Silverback]

That’s a book I’d like to write.

It would be a long one!

[SoldierDad]

The longest war in American history, at this point, isn't it?

Someone please tell me where to find the manual which provides the required length of a war before calling it a day? It would appear that there are not many in this country that have studied history, especially the history of warfare. Can anyone here tell me how many wars in the history of the Middle East lasted for more than 100 years? The issue will not be how long this war lasts, but how long the American people are willing to put up a fight in order to preserve freedom and liberty. From the looks of what is going on in Washington D.C. we may be witnessing the beginning of the end of our nation. As for me, I'll take liberty or I'll take death. there are no other choices.