Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Democrats demand accountability for setbacks in Iraq

Meanwhile, the leader of Senate Democrats, Harry Reid, on Wednesday angrily accused Republicans of forcing the cancellation of a closed door Senate briefing on Iraq from US Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte.

Reid complained that Republicans scuttled the meeting -- which had been organized by Democrats -- as a way of "keeping the Congress and the American people in the dark."

"America deserves better than this pattern of avoiding the tough questions," Reid said, adding that there were at least 20 Democratic senators who had planned to attend the briefing with Negroponte.

"Blocking Senators from receiving vital national security information is wrong, unprecedented and irresponsible," he said.

Democrats demand accountability for setbacks in Iraq

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