Rep. Mike Thompson Issues Statement on Withdraw of U.S. Troops from Iraq
October 21, 2011
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today issued the following statement on the withdraw of U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011:
“Today's announcement that all United States troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year is overdue, but welcome news,” said Thompson. “I voted against authorizing the war in Iraq in 2002 and have been a vocal opponent of the war since before it began. Our country has sacrificed enormously in this conflict, suffering the loss of more than 4,400 brave American soldiers and spending more than $1 trillion. More than 32,000 servicemen and women have been wounded. As a combat veteran, I say thank you from the bottom of my heart to the brave men and women who have served in Iraq, each with great distinction, and to their families. Our troops have done an outstanding job. They have done all that we asked of them and more. Now it is time to bring them home to their families and for the Iraqis to take full control of their country's defenses.”
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 1st Congressional District, which includes the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, and Yolo. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and sits on the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
“Today's announcement that all United States troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year is overdue, but welcome news,” said Thompson. “I voted against authorizing the war in Iraq in 2002 and have been a vocal opponent of the war since before it began. Our country has sacrificed enormously in this conflict, suffering the loss of more than 4,400 brave American soldiers and spending more than $1 trillion. More than 32,000 servicemen and women have been wounded. As a combat veteran, I say thank you from the bottom of my heart to the brave men and women who have served in Iraq, each with great distinction, and to their families. Our troops have done an outstanding job. They have done all that we asked of them and more. Now it is time to bring them home to their families and for the Iraqis to take full control of their country's defenses.”
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 1st Congressional District, which includes the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, and Yolo. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and sits on the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
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Issues:Defense