Sestak admitted “our way” of doing things may not be best of the Iraqis and lent ostensible support to the principle of self-determination, that Iraqis best decide what works for them.
The new Representative refused to support war budget cuts to force a withdrawal, rather he endorsed moving some components of war funding into the normal budget process, as opposed to these hypothetical programs being a part of emergency supplemental funding.
Sestak was also asked for the form of redeployment he supported which highlights increased use of air power. Sestak claimed “we do air power very well without doing a lot of casualties.”
Sestak was also asked about the U.S. role in the Israel-Palestine situation.
Levin on Air Power
Last week Senator Levin was asked about his position on scenarios for redeploying troops in Iraq that included increased air power.