Iraq Veteran Calls for Accountability, Change of Course in Democratic Radio Address

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Source: Senate Democratic Communications Center

Lt. Col. Andrew Horne (ret., U.S. Marine Corps) delivers the Democratic Radio Address this week, calling for a new direction in Iraq and seeking accountability from the administration. A senior advisor to VoteVets.org, Horne urges the president to work with Congress on recently passed legislation that provides support and resources for the troops where the President's failed policies have not. The President's veto threat would delay funding for the troops and keep them policing an Iraqi civil war. Democrats will not stop fighting for the change the American people demand.


The text of Horne's radio address, as delivered, is below.

Good Morning.

I'm Andrew Horne, coming to you from Louisville, KY. I served in the United States Marine Corps for 27 years, including time in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm, and then again in 2004 and 2005 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I am proud of my service, and very proud of those men and women currently in harm's way who are doing their best in a terribly difficult situation.

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