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Rep. Inglis of South Carolina under fire for breaking with Bush on Iraq
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Mar 26, 2007 12:26am |
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| News Date | Saturday, March 24, 2007 06:25:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By James Rosen
McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON - Five weeks after Rep. Bob Inglis broke with his party and his president to vote against the U.S. troop surge in Iraq, the South Carolina Republican is engaged in an all-out effort to save his seat.
Inglis, one of 17 House Republicans who opposed the troop increase, is sending his constituents multiple mailings, calling local GOP activists, even posting an unusual video of himself explaining his vote on his congressional Website.
Saying he feared the surge “would actually send the wrong message to the Iraqi leadership,” Inglis explains that the United States should set deadlines for specific political goals such as sharing oil revenues among different sects and enshrining a commitment to religious pluralism in the new Iraqi constitution.
The Iraqis, he concludes, must “start taking responsibility for their country.”
Inglis has good reason to do some serious damage control back home because of his opposition to sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to Iraq.
His 4th congressional district is among the most conservative in the country. His own county party chairman is encouraging Republicans to challenge Inglis in the June 2008 primary. |
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