Heinrich Says Get Them All Out

Martin Heinrich

Capitol Report New Mexico - Reports that President Obama will draw down US troops in Iraq from 46,000 to 3,000 by the end of the year has prompted calls from some in Congress — including Democrats like California’s Dianne Feinstein — to argue the reduction is too steep. But Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) is pushing in the opposite direction. In a statement made Wednesday (Sept. 7), Heinrich says all US troops should be withdrawn from Iraq at the end of the year: “I stand with the people of New Mexico in calling for an end to the war in Iraq. With the deadline for a final withdrawal now less than four months away, I strongly urge President Obama to maintain our Status of Forces Agreement with the government of Iraq and bring all of our troops and military contractors home at the end of the year. “Extending our presence in Iraq is neither in our nation’s economic nor national security interests. Keeping troops on the ground would only deepen the perception of the Iraqi people that we have no intention of leaving their country. It’s time for our brave service men and women to return home to their families.” Read full story here: News New Mexico

Heinrich Says Get Them All Out