DES MOINES - Senator and Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd today released the following statement regarding Senator Joe Biden's comments in the Des Moines Register defending his vote authorizing the war in Iraq, and saying he thought President Bush acted "rationally" up until that point.
"Joe and I agree on many things, but 'rational' is not a word I would attach to this President's approach to the war. We were misled by an Administration that manipulated intelligence to sell a false bill of goods to the country. As I've said before it was a mistake to trust them, and continuing to try to justify our actions now won't change that fact.
"What we can do now is end this war. That is why I also disagree with Joe's support to continue funding this misguided war. It's time to end this war and the only way to get that done is to end funding for combat operations."
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