STARK CALLS FOR AN END TO THE IRAQ WAR

STARK CALLS FOR AN END TO THE IRAQ WAR:

"WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. Representative Pete Stark (D-Fremont), a member of the Out of Iraq Caucus, issued the following statement on the third anniversary of President Bush's aircraft carrier landing and 'Mission Accomplished' address.

'Mr. President, you and your administration lost the war in Iraq,' said Representative Stark. 'In the three years since you declared major combat operations to have ended, more than 2,250 American soldiers have died unnecessary deaths. Rather than facilitate a lasting peace, the American occupation has led Iraq into civil war. At a cost of nearly $10 billion a month, the American presence continues to embolden our enemies and weaken our friends.'" (Read On ^ it gets better.)