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Do Sali and Simpson Support Bush’s 50-Year Plan for Iraq?

BOISE, Idaho – President Bush announced yesterday that he believes U.S. troops should have a long term presence in Iraq similar to our presence in South Korea where thousands of troops have been based for the last 50 years.  [USA Today, 5/30/07] Despite evidence that Idahoans want a change of course in Iraq and don’t want our troops policing an Iraqi civil war, President Bush continues to dig his heels in by sticking to a failed strategy in Iraq. 

“Idahoans, including our brave men and women who are serving in Iraq, deserve to know if Reps. Mike Simpson and Bill Sali agree with President Bush’s new Iraq policy about our troops remaining in place over the next 50 years,” said state party Executive Director John Foster.

The administration originally claimed that the Iraq war would be short -- and that Iraqis would welcome us with open arms. Four years later, President Bush is singing a different tune. 

“How long will top Idaho Republican leaders like Simpson and Sali continue to blindly follow the President’s misguided strategy on Iraq?  How long will they continue to put the interests of their party above those of the Idahoans who say the time has come for a new direction?

“Simpson and Sali must draw the line by clearly outlining whether they support President Bush’s strategy to keep our troops in Iraq for the next 50 years.  Idahoans deserve representatives who will honor the will of the people.”