Rep. Pelosi responds to boos on war

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http://thehill.com/content/view/66966/70/

Rep. Pelosi responds to boos on war
By Jonathan E. Kaplan and Sam Youngman
June 21, 2007

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) yesterday reaffirmed her commitment to end the war in Iraq, but her words were greeted with skepticism and some boos by anti-war liberal activists.

Addressing the liberal pressure group Campaign for America’s Future, Pelosi called the war in Iraq a “tragedy” and a “grotesque mistake,” but her words elicited catcalls for her to do more.

Pelosi acknowledged the protesters and even challenged them.

At one point in her remarks, she told the protesters, “The best preparation for combat is combat.”

When someone shouted a question about Darfur, Pelosi segued into a discussion about her visit to Sudan last year. But she then pivoted and with a smile asked, “Just getting back to the war now, if I may. Do you mind if I do that?”

At the end of her remarks, she said, “Instead of fighting with us, which is your right to do, let’s work together.”

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