"It is not the time to vastly expand the American presence in Iraq; it is time to reduce it. Forty years ago, the United States inundated the Vietnam jungles with American soldiers. What we received in return was 58,000 caskets. The Bush administration must step back from its unilateral approach in Iraq and end the disastrous mistake of this highly visable, made-in-America occupation before it is too late." The writer is a Democratic Senator from West Virgina and a member of the Armed Services Committee. Download complete article in PDF format.
