Pelosi: Iraq pullout bill makes region safer

A bill that sets deadlines for troop withdrawals from Iraq will help make the Middle East more stable, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi said. “Any U.S. military engagement must be judged on three counts — whether it makes our country safer, our military stronger or the region more stable,” Pelosi (D-Calif.), speaker of the House of Representatives, said Tuesday at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual policy conference. “The war in Iraq fails on all three scores,” she said. “The Iraq supplemental we are considering gives the president everything he asked for to support our troops. In addition, it holds the Iraqi government accountable, goes even further to protect our troops, provides for our veterans and rebuilds our military. It enables us to protect the American people and to be a strong ally to our friends, as it greatly strengthens American’s military readiness.”