Maxine Waters: “Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States has bungled…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2007

Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States has bungled the management of this war, and he certainly needs to explain further why he feels that escalation will suddenly turn the situation in Iraq around. The reality is that escalation will not bring us success. The President pushed forward against the advice of many Members of Congress, the joint chiefs of staff, and many experts in and outside of government. Even the Iraqi Prime Minister did not want more U.S. troops sent to his country. Since Friday, January 19, 2007, 27 members of our armed services have died in Iraq. These deaths bring the total number of U.S. servicemembers that have died in Iraq since the war in Iraq began to 3,029. More than 22,000 others have been seriously injured. The insurgent attacks against the United States military have become more and more brazen.

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Maxine Waters

Democratic · California

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Criticizing the President's management of the Iraq war during a speech on the State of the Union.

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Maxine Waters: “Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States has bungled the management of this war, and he certainly needs…”

Editor's note · Context