Do House Republicans Agree With McCain: Is Bringing our Troops Home from Iraq ‘Not Too Important?’

After nearly a trillion dollars spent and thousands of our men and women having already made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq, Senator John McCain said that bringing our troops home from Iraq was 'not too important.'  McCain's comment is a shocking reminder of House Republicans' stubborn refusal to change course in Iraq.

House Republicans have voted repeatedly against a New Direction for our troops in Iraq by: 

• Opposing a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq by August 2008.  [HR 1591, vote #186, 03/23/07; CQ House Action Reports.]
• Opposing a requirement that U.S. troops and defense contractors must begin redeploying out of Iraq, and that the withdrawal be completed 180 days after that. [HR 2237, vote #330, 5/10/07, CQ House Action Reports]
• Opposing a timeline for withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq beginning within 30 days and with a goal to complete redeployment within a year. [HR 4156, vote #1108, 11/14/07, CQ House Action Reports.]
• Opposing a requirement that U.S. troops begin redeployment from Iraq within 30 days of enactment with a goal of completing withdrawal of combat troops by December of 2009.

So ask Republican members of Congress in your area: Do you agree with John McCain that bringing our troops home from Iraq is 'not too important?'