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Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., blasted President Bush’s Iraq war policy this morning, the day of the fifth anniversary of the conflict, saying the U.S troops find themselves in a strategic “mousetrap” in Iraq.
Webb said the occupation of Iraq did not improve the strength of the U.S. in the face of international terrorism. And while mired in Iraq, he said the U.S. has lost focus on a broader regional strategy. Click the play button below to hear Webb discuss how the U.S. is in a “mouse trap” in Iraq.
Webb said he did “not particularly” want any role in a new administration should Democrats win the White House in November. But if he were president, Webb said he would create the circumstances in which the Iraqi government would ask the U.S. to withdraw its troops.
Webb, a former Secretary of the Navy and a Vietnam War veteran, has a son on active duty in Iraq. The freshman senator, speaking at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor said those who say the surge of troops in Iraq is working are taking too narrow a view. Controlling tactical battle space is not accomplishing strategic objectives, he said.
Webb also spoke about his upcoming book, “A Time to Fight.” Despite the title, the autobiography will deal with many more issues than the war in Iraq or the senator’s military expertise, he said. While the book delves into domestic policies, specifically economic and judicial unfairness in the U.S., Webb said it is also more personal than anything he’s written before.
One reporter asked whether the autobiography will include as much sex as some of Webb’s past novels. Click the play button below to hear Webb’s answer and preview of his book, due out May 22 from Random House.
--Neil H. Simon
Webb said the occupation of Iraq did not improve the strength of the U.S. in the face of international terrorism. And while mired in Iraq, he said the U.S. has lost focus on a broader regional strategy. Click the play button below to hear Webb discuss how the U.S. is in a “mouse trap” in Iraq.
Webb said he did “not particularly” want any role in a new administration should Democrats win the White House in November. But if he were president, Webb said he would create the circumstances in which the Iraqi government would ask the U.S. to withdraw its troops.
Webb, a former Secretary of the Navy and a Vietnam War veteran, has a son on active duty in Iraq. The freshman senator, speaking at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor said those who say the surge of troops in Iraq is working are taking too narrow a view. Controlling tactical battle space is not accomplishing strategic objectives, he said.
Webb also spoke about his upcoming book, “A Time to Fight.” Despite the title, the autobiography will deal with many more issues than the war in Iraq or the senator’s military expertise, he said. While the book delves into domestic policies, specifically economic and judicial unfairness in the U.S., Webb said it is also more personal than anything he’s written before.
One reporter asked whether the autobiography will include as much sex as some of Webb’s past novels. Click the play button below to hear Webb’s answer and preview of his book, due out May 22 from Random House.
--Neil H. Simon