The U.S. Embassy in Iraq is distancing itself from statements made by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher that led to a government spokesman saying the congressman and his delegation are not welcome in the country…
Dana Rohrabacher, the chairman of the Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee…told reporters during a news conference at the embassy in Baghdad that he suggested Iraq repay some of the cost of the war.
“Once Iraq becomes a very rich and prosperous country … we would hope that some consideration be given to repaying the United States some of the mega-dollars that we have spent here in the last eight years,” said Rohrabacher, according to the Agence France-Presse news agency…
Traveling with Rohrabacher were Democratic Rep. Russ Carnahan of Missouri; Rep. Ted Poe of Texas, a Republican member of Rohrabacher’s subcommittee; Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina; Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas; and Democratic Rep. Jim Costa of California.
Telephone calls to the district and Washington offices of all five congressmen were either not answered or not immediately returned.
Will this be part of the Republican platform in 2012?
Funny, i didnt see the part about the contest for longest and most rambling post…. ZZZZZZZZ
Re#35, Bobbo, no complaints or thoughts to add. I never really put my thoughts abbout freedom into words before, nor have I even thought about it in such depth. It’s one of those things you feel in your gut, that words can’t adequately describe.
Would I give up something like intelligence for my health? That depends how much, 5-10 IQ points maybe. They could hand me a hoe (or a ho) and put me in the garden, and I would be happy. I’m glad you are healthy and I hope you stay that way.