On the recordMay 6, 2004
The idea that we were not going to have the U.N. involved; now we have the U.N. involved. We were going to have de-Baathification; and then we have reentry of Baaths. The issue of deployment of troops. I am supportive of this Ambassador, but it is high time we get a consistent, thoughtful policy that is vetted with more than a few, narrow interests inside the Pentagon and maybe inside the White House. We need to have a real discussion about the direction of our policies on occupation and transition of political power and sovereignty. It is too costly. In the context of this series of events that all Americans are repulsed by, we need to stand back and say it is time to be thoughtful and fully vet the kinds of policies we are going to put in place because this is a long-term project.
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