Susan Davis: “this Republican withdrawal resolution was drafted in haste. No matter how you felt about getting into this war, our kids…”

“this Republican withdrawal resolution was drafted in haste. No matter how you felt about getting into this war, our kids are there now. They're in the middle of harm's way, right now. As many thousands of families, friends and loved ones can tell you--they've been over there a long time. I'm a member of the Armed Services Committee. I voted against going to war with Iraq without exhausting all our diplomatic efforts. But here we are. We didn't do that. I've been to Iraq. I've sat through scores of hearings on Iraq. I've spoken to the Secretary of Defense. I've spoken with our military commanders. Like everyone here tonight, I've lost sleep over it. I've given it a lot of thought. I know my colleagues have too. I know that. Let's calm down for a second. Let's look at the choice before us tonight. On one hand, House Republican Duncan Hunter is asking us to withdraw our troops immediately without protection or support. On the other hand, the White House is asking us just to keep our troops on the same course. I can't choose either of these options in good conscience. Honestly, I don't see how any of us can. To put it simply, we have more options than ``all or nothing'' here tonight. We should be looking for the ``better course'' not the ``same course.'' There is no military solution to Iraq. We've got to look to diplomacy and joint civilian-military efforts.…”