Schakowsky: "The president's surge has failed"

Published: September 1, 2007, 12:46 pm

By Jim Tankersley Recently returned from a firsthand tour of Iraq, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) declared the so-called troop surge "failed" and declared "there is no end in sight for the war" in a national radio speech aired today. As Washington gears up for another high-stakes showdown over the war when Congress reconvenes next week, Democrats tapped Schakowsky to give their weekly radio address. The suburban Chicago Democrat, a longtime war critic, used the opportunity to criticize Iraq's political progress and the efficacy of the "surge" in halting violence. Schakowsky drew sharp contrasts between the toil of American troops in the hot Iraqi streets and the opulent reception she and others in her delegation received. "While we were choosing between coffee, tea, or espresso to go with our dessert," she said, "outside in the 120 degree heat on that very day, August 6, four U.S. soldiers were killed by an IED blast in Diyala, one British soldier was shot in Basra, six street

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