Edwards Statement On Congressional Passage Of Iraq War Funding Bill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Senator John Edwards released the following statement today following Congress' passage of an Iraq war funding bill.

"Washington failed America today when Congress surrendered to the president's demand for another blank check that prolongs the war in Iraq. It is time for this war to end.

"Congress should immediately use its funding power to cap troop levels in Iraq at 100,000, stop the ongoing surge, and force an immediate drawdown of 40-50,000 troops, followed by a complete withdrawal in about a year.

"The American people's call for a new course in Iraq was not answered today, but Congress still has the power to end this war. Our security and democracy alike demand it."