Dean calls for 'immediate change' in Iraq

OPORTO, Portugal (AFP) - US Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean called on the United States to make an "immediate change" to its Iraq policy and rebuild its ties with its allies.

Speaking at a congress of European socialists in Portugal's second-city Oporto, Dean said the findings of the Iraq Study Group "reflect what the American people said loudly in the mid-term elections last month: the moment has come for an immediate change in US policy on Iraq."

Dean said the report showed Washington was "moving toward the position of the Democrats which is to start a gradual withdrawal of troops as soon as possible."

He said the Democrats had the opportunity to make their voice heard in Washington after gaining control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994.

"And what they said loudly is this: it is time for the US to renew its ties with the rest of the world. It is time for us to treat our allies with respect and honesty," he said to applause from participants at the congress.


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The Euros must be amazed there is someone in the US speaking to them with a BRAIN!