McCaskill Still Opposed to Cutting Iraq Funding

Sen. Claire McCaskill said she remains opposed to cutting off funding for the war in Iraq, even though she acknowledged voters asked for a change in policy during the 2006 election cycle.

Opponents of the Iraq war have been critical of McCaskill for not doing more to try to bring U.S. troops home from the war-torn country.

McCaskill made her latest comments on war funding during a trip to Fort Leonard Wood.

The Rolla Daily News reports:

McCaskill, a Democrat, said even though the nation is “deeply divided” in its support of the war in Iraq, that limiting funding to support the war is not an option and will only hurt the service men and women.“He is our Commander-In-Chief, but we need to get the president to change his policy on the war. If you look at my election, my predecessor, who voted along with the president is (no more.) I think the people wanted a change,”