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Charles Skelton: I oppose the President's plan because it will embroil our troops even more deeply in a sectarian conflict. Some call…

On the recordFebruary 16, 2007
I oppose the President's plan because it will embroil our troops even more deeply in a sectarian conflict. Some call this conflict a civil war, some call this more complicated than a civil war, and, either way, it is a conflict we cannot resolve and which ultimately cannot be resolved militarily. The President's plan to deploy more troops is simply not the answer. It cannot fix the three irretrievable mistakes made in 2003 when the administration insisted on de-Baathification, dissolving the Iraqi army, and shutting down the state-run industries, throwing hundreds of thousands of Iraqis out of work and creating untold numbers of insurgents.
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Charles Skelton
Democratic · New Jersey

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Addressing the resolution on troop deployment to Iraq during a House floor debate.

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