Rep. Moulton to Vote Against H. Con. Res. 55

Washington, DC - Yesterday, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) voted against H. Con. Res 55, a resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops deployed to Iraq or Syria within 30 days. Moulton, an Iraq War veteran, released the following statement:

“Going into Iraq in 2003 was a mistake.Mis-managing our withdrawal after the Surge, by not leaving in place the political advisors necessary to keep the Iraqi government on track, has made matters worse. Now, ISIS has grown into the vacuum left by a failed Iraqi government.

"ISIS presents a national security threat to the United States. We need a serious, long-term political and diplomatic strategy to ensure we defeat ISIS and prevent another terrorist organization from growing in its place. That is the only enduring solution.

“H. Con. Res. 55 simply pulls troops out on a very short timeline, which will neither defeat ISIS nor force a debate in Congress on the Authorization to Use Military Force—a debate we need to have.

"Our servicemen and women deserve a strategy for the Middle East that will ensure their efforts are not in vain. Simply pulling them out, or putting a few more in, does not achieve this."

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