Las Vegas Sun

April 25, 2024

Letter: Democrats’ Iraq bill shows plenty of patience

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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