Letter: Democrats’ Iraq bill shows plenty of patience

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 | 7:30 a.m.

In announcing the troop surge in Iraq, President Bush asked the American people to show patience. All right, but for how long? Three, six, nine months, a year? How about 17 months?

The bill just passed by Democrats in the House calls for our combat troops to leave in September 2008, not September 2007. Definitely not a cut-and-run strategy. I think they are being more than patient, especially with the lack of progress by the Bush administration after four long years.

So if President Bush doesn't veto their bill, 5 1/2 years after the war started we will leave Iraq. I wish it were sooner.

Richard J. Mundy, Las Vegas

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