GOP Lawmaker Calls Iraq War a ‘Mistake’
From Times Wire Reports
Rep. Doug Bereuter, a 13-term Nebraska Republican who supported President Bush’s decision to go to war in Iraq, says he now believes “it was a mistake to launch that military action.”
Bereuter, 64, wrote a letter to constituents in his district around Lincoln expressing his views.
“Our country’s reputation around the world has never been lower, and our alliances are weakened,” Bereuter said.
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