On the 5th anniversary of the Iraq invasion, Congressman Jose E. Serrano issued a stinging rebuke of the ongoing military engagement.
“Five years ago, this President launched a misguided war based on falsehoods,” Serrano said. He added, “It is a war that has now cost us almost 4,000 lives and $600 billion.”
Serrano criticized the war from both domestic and foreign relations standpoints, saying it damaged some of our more stalwart alliances, and has failed to make our homeland safer. However, Serrano did have praise for American soldiers in Iraq. He commented, “The troops have done an admirable job given the lack of planning from the leadership in Washington.”
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