Mark Souder Is ‘On The Fence’ About Iraq
July 16, 2007, 6:23pm
Republican Rep. Mark Souder of Indiana believes the time has come for a “draw down” of U.S. troops in Iraq and is “on the fence” when it comes to future House votes about the war, according to an interview he granted to the blog Fort Wayne Observed.
“I believe we need to draw down because we need to be in the region, and I’m afraid that if we don’t do some draw down that the left of the Democratic Party is going to go isolationist, like after Vietnam,” Souder said.
“We’re going to abandon the region. We won’t be able to handle Iran; we won’t be able to handle Pakistan; we won’t be able to protect Israel; we won’t be able to Dubai, [United Arab Emirates], Qatar, Yemen — that whole Arab region of more moderate states.
He added that President Bush “needs to work with … the moderate Democrats, and they need to get away from the left.”
Categories: Indiana, Iraq, Foreign Affairs, Mark Souder
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