Ron Paul Statement After 10 Years of War with Iraq
Ron Paul 2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA -- On the anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Congressman Ron Paul, member of the House Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: "The occupation of Iraq began five years ago today, but few realize that the march to war began ten years ago under Bill Clinton, when regime change became official U.S. policy. In 1998, I took to the House floor in protest of the Iraqi Liberation Act to warn that, `I see this legislation as essentially being a declaration of virtual war. It is giving the President tremendous powers to pursue war efforts against a sovereign Nation.' My warnings were largely dismissed at the time, but five years later, we were bombing Iraq."
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Posted by Editor at March 19, 2008 07:18 PM
