Dean: Democrats Surrender Plan is a "New Direction for Iraq"

From PR/US Newswire:

Democratic National
Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement on the
passage of the Iraq supplemental spending bill in the House of
Representatives:

"Last November the American people demanded a new direction in Iraq, and that is exactly what the Democrats offered today. President Bush's open-ended commitment to a failed Iraq policy is not good enough for our brave men and women fighting in Iraq. Democrats will continue to wholeheartedly support our troops by providing the resources to keep them safe and get them home, holding this Administration accountable, and demanding that Iraqis take responsibility for their own country.

"President Bush's decision to stifle the essential debate on our course in Iraq by threatening to veto this bill stands solidly against the will of the American people, and is an insult to the brave men and women serving in Iraq. It is time for Republicans to put partisanship aside and join our Democratic leadership in fighting for the new direction in Iraq. It's what our troops deserve and what the American people have demanded."

Last November's election was NOT about Iraq...it was about voting out Republicans who had lost their way... The President should veto this bill and make Nancy Pelosi make an even bigger mockery of promises made by Democrats to be fiscally responsible with taxpayer funds.