A Florida Republican explained on the House floor today that he would not support President George W. Bush's troop escalation because it was bound to be a failure. Rep. Ric Keller criticized an earlier surge policy, warning that "the benefits were temporary, the body bags were permanent."
The junior congressman's speech may signal softening of support among the House Republican caucus for the president's "new direction forward in Iraq."
Rep. Ric Keller is in his fourth term as the Representative from the area of Orlando, FL. He took the House floor earlier today to say that he would vote to support the Democratic non-binding resolution that "disapproves" of the president's plan to escalate the number of troops in Iraq by more than 20,000.
"Interjecting more young American troops into the cross hairs of an Iraqi civil war is simply not the right approach," said Keller.
The Florida Republican offered a harsh criticism of Bush's approach, noting that it had been tried before and failed.
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