Armed Services chairman asks tough questions about Iraq war.Rep. Ike Skelton Isaac Newton "Ike" Skelton IV (born December 20 1931) has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1977. A Democrat, he represents Missouri's At-large congressional district. (D-Mo.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee The term Armed Services Committee could refer to:
David Howell Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker Ryan Clark Crocker (born on June 19, 1949 in Spokane, Washington) is the current United States Ambassador to Iraq. Previously, he served as the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan in 2006 and Lebanon in 1990. Education and career Growing up, Crocker had family members in the U.S. on September 10, gathered little attention. He calmly asked whether the war in Iraq is "worth the risk of breaking our army and being unable to deal with other risks to our nation." He expressed concern that "with so many troops in Iraq, I think our response to an unexpected threat would come at a devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. cost." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In essence, the veteran congressman from the "Show Me" state agreed that withdrawing from Iraq might be dangerous but, he added, staying could turn out to be even more dangerous. He obviously wanted consideration given to multiple tours of duty, extended tours, sagging morale, mounting casualties, and near impossible combat conditions that have severely impacted our entire military arm. At the highly publicized September 10 hearing, the general and the ambassador provided the views wanted by the Bush administration. But Ike Skelton's concerns should hardly be ignored. |
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