Lawmakers grow restless over Iraq [View All]

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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/236441_delegation13.html

U.S. mission there not clear, some from state stay

<snip>Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., wants American troops withdrawn as soon as possible. He suggests that the presence ofU.S. troops might actually increase violence because they are seen as an occupying force rather than liberators.

"Public opinion has shifted dramatically," Inslee said. "Americans have common sense enough to know there have been multiple failures and they see no new enlightened strategy." snip

McDermott predicts that if Iraq continues to remain unstable and dangerous, even Republicans and loyalists within the administration will push for change. Some have already broken ranks. In June, Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., sponsored a resolution demanding that the United States begin bringing troops home no later than Oct. 1, 2006.

"Somebody will tell the president, 'Sir, you are Lyndon Johnson. If you want that to be your legacy, keep going,' " McDermott said, referring to the former president who's presidency and political career were doomed by the Vietnam War.