A Republican House member has done something that neither John Kerry nor John Edwards have had the courage to do: admit their vote to authorize war in Iraq was a mistake. The AP (Via CNN) reports:
LINCOLN, Nebraska (AP) -- A top Republican congressman has broken from his party in the final days of his House career, saying he believes the U.S. military assault on Iraq was unjustified and the situation there has deteriorated into "a dangerous, costly mess.""I've reached the conclusion, retrospectively, now that the inadequate intelligence and faulty conclusions are being revealed, that all things being considered, it was a mistake to launch that military action," Rep. Doug Bereuter wrote in a letter to his constituents.
"Left unresolved for now is whether intelligence was intentionally misconstrued to justify military action," he said.
Bereuter is a senior member of the House International Relations Committee and vice chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
Congressman Bereuter's website does not include the letter written to his Nebraska constituents. But you can send him a thank you note at the following locations.
