In my judgment, the costs and risks continuing down the current path outweigh the potential benefits that might be achieved. Persisting indefinitely with the surge strategy will delay policy adjustments that have a better chance of protecting our vital interests over the long term.
Senator Lugar expresses his concerns about the current Iraq strategy and calls for a change.
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But the point is that companies are not taking the risk. We keep asking American investors to find more energy and to at least deliver us from the reliance we have had on Middle Eastern oil, for example, or other situations.
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