STATEMENT OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY IN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT BUSH’S VETO OF IRAQ LEGISLATION

“The President is wrong to veto the Iraq spending bill and reject its needed timeline for the orderly, responsible, and safe withdrawal of our forces from Iraq. He was wrong to lead us into the war, wrong to conduct it so poorly, wrong to refuse to change course.

We cannot continue business as usual in Iraq. It is time for America to end its participation in the brutal civil war.

The message from the American people couldn’t be louder or clearer. Instead of stubbornly defying the will of the American people, President Bush should listen to their plea and begin working with Congress to bring this tragic war to an end.”

–Jill McCarthy