by admin | Sep 10, 2007 | Politics / Govt
On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States, a tense meeting was held in Washington on just how much progress has been made in the Iraq war. West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton, a Democrat, chaired the joint meeting...
by admin | Aug 19, 2007 | Military, Politics / Govt
A major report on the progress, or the lack of progress, in Iraq is due in about a month. A Missouri Congressman who will get a full report anxiously awaits its findings. West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton, a Democrat, says his US House Armed Services...
by admin | Jul 18, 2007 | Politics / Govt
A Missouri Congressman says Americans need to pay attention to the latest national intelligence report coming out of Washington. West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton (D-Lexington) chairs the US House Armed Services Committee. Skelton says this country must...
by admin | Jul 15, 2007 | Politics / Govt
West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton says the Bush Administration made "irretrievable" mistakes early on in Iraq and he says Congress must step up to its constitutional duty on behalf of the military. Skelton, a Democrat, is chairman of the House...
by admin | Jul 9, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Missouri’s leading military expert in Congress says it’s difficult to assess how well the military surge is working in Iraq. West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton has been trying to evaluate the surge, which sent 20,000 more troops into Baghdad....