Frank Riggs: “this is a profoundly sad and disturbing time for me. I had hoped to conclude my Congressional service on a high note…”

“this is a profoundly sad and disturbing time for me. I had hoped to conclude my Congressional service on a high note after the Congress passed, and the President signed, my bills improving literacy, expanding vocational and technical education, and increasing the number of federally-funded charter schools in the final days of the 105th Congress, before the November elections. Unfortunately, it is not to be. Before I focus on the question of impeachment and the fate or Bill Clinton, let me address the situation in Iran. As an Army veteran, I strongly support our troops in the field. That probably goes without saying. But while I--like my colleagues--support our men and women in uniform in the Persian Gulf, I must question the timing of the mission (``Operation Desert Fox'') and our foreign policy towards Iraq in general. It has been eight years since the United States went to war against Saddam Hussein and the Iraq military. It is about time we finish the job.”