Southeast Missourian: War aims need rethinking, 8th District candidate Sowers says at campus meeting
July 07, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 ~ Updated 9:04 PM
By Rudi Keller ~ Southeast Missourian
Congress needs to lead a re-evaluation of war aims in Iraq and Afghanistan that would set realistic, achievable long-term goals, Democratic Congressional candidate Tommy Sowers said Wednesday.
During a town hall meeting on the Southeast Missouri State University campus, Sowers said Congress has failed in its constitutional duty to control the military and keep the executive branch in check. Under questioning, Sowers declined to say whether he would vote to continue funding the wars if the full-scale re-examination of the war effort does not take place.
Sowers is a former Army major who spent time in Kosovo and Iraq leading a combat team. He taught at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., before returning home to Rolla, Mo., to teach at the Missouri University of Science and Technology and challenge U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, a Cape Girardeau Republican.
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But Adelaide Parsons told Sowers she agreed with his views. "I am impressed with what you had to say," she said.
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