Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Atherton, has voted against a non-binding resolution supporting the government’s policy for the war in Iraq. The resolution passed the House of Representatives June 16 on a vote of 256-153.
A “yes” vote indicated support for the government’s policy on an open-ended engagement in Iraq with no withdrawal date set for American troops.
Speaking on the floor of the House, Rep. Eshoo said that almost two-thirds of the American people “have now lost faith in the president’s war in Iraq.”
Saying “we all support and honor our troops,” she added that there is a difference between Iraq and the war on terrorism.
“Some people in the Congress, unlike people in the country, do not want to acknowledge that. So where are we today? Our intelligence agency demoralized, intelligence manipulated, the American people ashamed of what we are doing instead of being proud.”
She concluded that Congress needs to have a debate about the war in Iraq. “We need a debate about alternatives,” Eshoo said.
