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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
NELSON TO MAKE FOURTH VISIT TO IRAQ

Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson is planning his fourth visit to U.S. troops, military and political leaders in Iraq for later this week. The bipartisan delegation is being led by Montana Senator Max Baucus.

“I look forward to visiting with troops and military leaders to get a clearer picture of exactly what is happening on the ground there and how our troops are holding up under extreme demands and conditions,” said Senator Nelson. “I also look forward to assessing the ability of the Maliki government to reach a political resolution between ethnic groups and their willingness to assume security operational responsibility. I am pleased to be part of Senator Baucus’ delegation and honored to be with him as he visits Iraq.”

In July, Nelson and Senator Susan Collins of Maine proposed a path forward for our military in Iraq. They called for a transition of the mission in Iraq away from combating secular violence and policing the civil war and to pursuing Al Qaeda, preserving Iraq’s border integrity, training Iraqi forces and protecting American assets and personnel. The Nelson-Collins mission transition plan could be debated by the Senate next week.

Nelson last visited Iraq in April. He also visited in November 2004 and July of 2003. Nelson is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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