Jim Himes Statement on Importance of Bringing Our Troops Home
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
STAMFORD, CT: Affordable housing executive and businessman Jim Himes, the Democratic candidate for Congress in the Fourth Congressional District, released the following statement today in response to John McCain's comments this morning that it is "not too important" when our troops come home from Iraq:
"John McCain's comments this morning are not only sorely out-of-touch, they are also hurtful to the families of troops serving in Iraq for whom nothing is more important than knowing when their loved ones will come home.
"If Chris Shays was serious about bringing our troops home, he wouldn't be co-chairing John McCain's campaign in Connecticut. Just like his party's standard-bearer, Chris Shays is deeply confused and out-of-touch when it comes to Iraq. In 2006 he promised voters he would support timelines, only to vote against them three times in 2007. Now, in 2008, he says he supports President Bush on Iraq and is working hard to elect an administration that clearly intends to keep American troops in harms way in Iraq for years if not decades.
"Connecticut families know we cannot afford a third term of the Bush-McCain-Shays policy on Iraq. It is long past time to give the Iraqi government a clear timeline for the full redeployment of American troops so we can start focusing on the challenges that face us here at home."
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