Posted on 09/14/2010 9:51:10 AM PDT by mnehring
For the second day, the House debated a Democratic-sponsored resolution disapproving of President Bush's plan to send additional soldiers to Iraq. Eleven Republicans gave speeches supporting the measure, joining Democrats in their opposition....
...Among the moderates was Mike Castle (R-DE), who said he backed the resolution "because I believe that the surge will be unsuccessful without a comprehensive, diplomatic strategy to engage the international community and turn responsibility over to the Iraqi government."
Like Castle, several Republicans regretted the Bush administration's refusal to follow diplomatic proposals from the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan panel that issued a report late last year. One was Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD).
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