Joe Pitts: “recently, a Democrat candidate for President was asked about his vote against the $87 billion that went to support our…”

“recently, a Democrat candidate for President was asked about his vote against the $87 billion that went to support our troops in Iraq and to build schools and hospitals for the Iraqi people. He said this: ``I voted for it before I voted against it.'' This rhetoric is so typical of many who want to have it both ways. They vote to give President Bush the authority to send American troops into Iraq, to oust one of the most brutal dictators in history and a supporter of terrorism around the world; but now they say we never should have gone to Iraq, that it was unjustified that the President acted unilaterally. The fact is, on October 10, 2002, a bipartisan majority in this body voted to authorize the use of force in Iraq. And then, in October of last year, we voted to supply our troops on the front lines. Unfortunately, many of the same people who voted to send our men and women off to war then voted against them when the time came to give them the resources they needed to do their job and get home safe. You cannot have it both ways, Mr. Speaker.”