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Pete Stark on the Iraq War
Pete Stark is a strong advocate for peace and international cooperation. Stark has opposed President Bush’s war against Iraq from the start and continues to call for the immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq.
The sheer incompetence of President Bush’s management of the Iraq war has caused the situation in the country to deteriorate. It has also put our brave U.S. military men and women who are serving in Iraq in extreme danger. More than five years into this war, we are clearly more of the problem rather than a solution in Iraq.
With more than 4000 Americans already killed and more than tens of thousands of Iraqi lives lost, the United States military presence no longer provides security. At this point, the Iraqis need to be primarily responsible for forming an Iraqi government, ending the civil unrest and building a country that is politically stable and economically viable. Instead of our continued military presence, we should help Iraq by working with members of the international community to provide Iraqis with resources to help them build their economic infrastructure.
Pete Stark continues to be a staunch voice for accountability in the Administration’s handling of intelligence related to weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, the effectiveness of US-led reconstruction efforts and the safety of our troops. Stark strongly opposes the Bush Administration’s further use of preemptive military force to impose regime changes in other nations as well.
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