On the recordMarch 14, 2007
I always doubted whether consensus is something we ought to try and get on an issue such as this. Clarity, accountability, real proposals that require up-or-down votes that result in action I think in the long term may be necessary here. Once again, we find ourselves debating the same basic issue with respect to United States policy in Iraq, namely, when is the President going to admit his policy is a failure? From how many different places do you have to hear that--from the Baker-Hamilton report, to the analysis by military leaders. Over and over, the conclusion has been the same. This policy must be fundamentally changed. The course must be changed to empower the Iraqis to take responsibility for their collective future.
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