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Whitehouse Statement on "Mission Accomplished" Anniversary

Press Release

Date: May 1, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Defense Foreign Affairs


Whitehouse Statement on "Mission Accomplished" Anniversary

Rhode Island Senator Reiterates Call for Troops to Come Home

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) issued this statement today, on the fifth anniversary of President Bush's speech declaring that major combat operations in Iraq had concluded:

"Five years ago, President Bush told America its mission in Iraq was accomplished. Today, four thousand American lives and hundreds of billions of dollars later, our country is mired in a war this Administration refuses to end, a war that has damaged our security, our prosperity, and our standing in the world.

"Rhode Islanders are tired of watching this Administration stubbornly follow its misguided strategy in Iraq, at the expense of the lives, health, and well-being of our servicemembers and their families. It's time to bring our troops home."

Whitehouse is a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He traveled to Iraq in March 2007 to get a firsthand assessment of conditions on the ground.


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