JARED POLIS ANNOUNCES “NOT ONE MORE DOLLAR FOR IRAQ” WITHOUT WITHDRAWAL PLAN; CALLS ON FITZ-GERALD TO APOLOGIZE FOR TWICE VOTING IN FAVOR OF GEORGE W. BUSH’S IRAQ WAR
Army Ranger and Democratic US Senate candidate Mike Miles joins Polis in asking Senate President Fitz-Gerald to apologize for twice supporting resolutions that, “Commends and supports the efforts and leadership of President George W. Bush in the conduct of military operations in Iraq.”
Boulder, CO – Wednesday, September 12, 2007 – Today, Jared Polis announced his firm opposition to any congressional funding for the Iraq War that is not directly tied to a firm schedule for withdrawal. “I have always been against the war and I have protested this unjust war since the beginning,” noted Polis. “In Congress, I will not vote for one more dollar in funding for the war until and unless it is tied to a firm and enforceable deadline.”
Jared Polis, along with former Diplomat, Army Ranger and US Senate candidate Mike Miles are calling for Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald to apologize for voting twice to praise the leadership of President Bush on the matter of Iraq.
“Joan Fitz-Gerald needs to apologize to all of us in the Second Congressional District who opposed the Iraq War from the start,” stated Polis. “Fitz-Gerald ignored the correct judgment of those in the Second Congressional District and voted to support Bush and this terrible war.”
Fitz-Gerald voted for Senate Joint Resolution 03-016 “honoring President Bush’s Leadership” on Iraq after three cities in the Second Congressional District voted to oppose the war in Iraq, including two in Fitz-Gerald’s State Senate District. This resolution was introduced and sponsored by right-wing Senate President John Andrews (R-Arapahoe County) and was opposed by members of the General Assembly including State Representatives Alice Madden (D-Boulder) and Tom Plant (D-Nederland). The City Council of Boulder, the Board of Trustees of the town of Nederland and the town of Silver Plume all voted to oppose a war in Iraq.
According to Colorado State Legislative records, two months later, Fitz-Gerald co-sponsored and voted for House Joint Resolution HJR-03-1041 which stated, “That the General Assembly commends and supports the efforts and leadership of President George W. Bush in the conduct of military operations in Iraq.”
Mike Miles, a former Diplomat, military officer and Army Ranger, stated, “I understand the horrific nature of war. It is upsetting to me that at a time when Colorado and our nation needed true leadership and vision, Democratic leaders like the State Minority Leader, Joan Fitz-Gerald, were too quick to support the invasion of Iraq. Their lack of foresight and fortitude has cost America gravely.”
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