BUYER TO LUGAR; “SHUT UP ABOUT IRAQ!”
Indiana Congressman Steve Buyer when it comes to Iraq, Dick Lugar needs to close his mouth and listen before he speaks.
Buyer said Lugar, and fellow Senators John Warner (R-Virginia) and Carl Levin (D-Michigan), are jumping the gun with their criticisms of the war in Iraq.
The three Senators have argued that the current Iraq strategy was not working and have called for a political solution to solve the nation’s problems. They also say the Iraqi government needs to take stronger steps to stabilize the country.
In an interview prior to his speech at last weekend’s Midwest Republican Leadership Conference, Buyer said the Senators to need wait for an anticipated report from General David Petraeus to Congress before commenting.
“The senators need to be patient and close their mouths and listen before they speak out about Iraq,” he said. “They need to stop trying to be generals on the ground. Your job is to listen to the generals.”
Lugar is in the former Soviet Union with former U.S. Senator San Nunn marking the 15th anniversary of the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program that was designed to reduce and secure the nation’s nuclear arsenal.
