Earl Blumenauer: “Last week President Bush said that we were going to bring our troops home, but it is going to be a problem for the next…”

“Last week President Bush said that we were going to bring our troops home, but it is going to be a problem for the next President. This is not a strategy to win the peace; it is just running out the clock and letting the next coach play sudden death. His flawed premise got us into this war ill prepared. He was wrong when he famously declared 1,061 days ago, ``Mission accomplished,'' but his worst calculation is just holding on. It is time to start bringing the troops home according to a plan. As we phase down, it is important to increase Iraq's role in its own future. It is immoral to just pass this on to the next President, and shame on us if we let President Bush do that. ____________________”