Rep. Rogers Questions Escalation Plans

I found this piece by the Associated Press and thought it could be a sign that Michigan's 8th District Representative Mike Rogers' unquestioning support for Bush Administration policies could be coming to an end. After years of unwavering support for Bush Administration policies in constituent responses, perhaps this is a sign that Representative Rogers will be backing off the unhinged and unrealistic picture that the US has done a wonderful thing by bringing “freedom” and “democracy” to Iraq, by gun point. This is the primary image painted in nearly all his constituent response letters on the subject. In the past he has is always been clear that despite this wonderful gift we have brought to Iraq, horrible consequences, including terrorists armed with WMDs await any failure in Iraq.

In light of his recent uncertainty for support of the Bush Administration escalation plans, I wonder what winning a failed war means to Rep. Rogers now? From the AP article:

"Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, said he had "strong reservations" about the plan. He said many questions still remain - military mission and what are the rules of engagement of the troops. "I think we need to win in Iraq - it's very important. I'm just not sure that this will have the desired outcome," Rogers said."

full article here...


I found the article following links starting at ThinkProgress.org which has some great resources about stopping the escalation...

Posted at Thursday, January 18, 2007
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