Eastern Long Island Democratic Congressman Tim Bishop met with a group of more than 80 North Fork residents in the Greenport Library last Wednesday.
Although the Congressman answered questions about several local and national issues, it was the Iraq war that occupied the most time and that generated the most emotion. Asked about troop withdrawal, Bishop said that although the war was "an enormous policy mistake" and a "botched" venture, he thought withdrawal would be "misguided" and "not a viable option".
Amid applause, citizens urged Bishop to rethink his position, to support Senator Feinstein's proposal for withdrawing the troops within a year and to raise the voice of the "spineless" Democratic Party.
In response, Bishop said it was the raised voice of Democrats that made possible gains in Medicare, student aid, housing and veteran benefits.
This report was filed by Hazel Kahan for the East End News Team and was broadcast on WPKN 89.5/WPKM 88.7 on September 7. Listen for East End and other local news at 6:30 pm Mon-Fri following "Free Speech Radio News".
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