“Harry Reid has called up the same amendments for the same votes and gotten the same results - more gridlock on Iraq. While the Senate is playing political games, our troops are fighting and some are dying – more than 50 this month so far. Instead of posturing for political gain, it’s time for the Senate’s leaders to sit down with those of us trying to find a consensus. Neither side is far from the answer that’s staring us in the face: embracing the recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group.”