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Stephey](https://time.com/author/m-j-stephey/) Mar 18, 2008 4:00 AM UTC  Senate Photographic Studio by [M.J. Stephey](https://time.com/author/m-j-stephey/) Mar 18, 2008 4:00 AM UTC _Feingold was the only Senator to vote against The Patriot Act in October 2001, and was one of 23 Senators to vote against the Iraq War Resolution in 2002\. As a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, he has visited Iraq and Afghanistan twice, once with fellow Senators John McCain and Hillary Clinton. Feingold advocates immediate withdrawal of the troops._ **On how views have changed since the invasion** In terms of what the mood was in 2003 versus now in 2008, it’s complicated because certainly there was some trepidation and concern on the part of some of us that going into Iraq didn’t make sense, and that we could get stuck there as we have. I think most people thought it wasn’t necessarily a great idea, but it would be relatively easy militarily and we wouldn’t get stuck there. I think what we’re seeing now is that it was a huge strategic mistake, that it is bleeding our nation of its resources and of our military strength and that it is really very different than what people thought it was going to be in 2003\. **On the country’s progress** Despite all the claims that are being made today, it looks to me that the situation is essentially no better, concerning the ability of this country to come together than it was when I was there in 2005 and 2006\. The reconciliation has not occurred, and the prospects for the long term, I think, are not good unless we end our involvement there militarily in large part. **On his voters in Wisconsin** At almost all of the 32 listening sessions I’ve held this year, a couple people stand up and say, “Look, when are we getting the troops home?” And this is in some of the most conservative counties as well as more liberal counties. So I think people across the board in Wisconsin think this is a very unwise situation, and the notion that somehow the surge has made it all better is absurd to most people in my state. They can see the truth. **On the troop withdrawal** I think the question of what we say about leaving Iraq is very clear: It never made sense to be there in the first place. We should be addressing those that attacked us on 9/11\. Everyone concedes that they are based and still operating and planning attacks against America primarily from Pakistan and Afghanistan and then sending them out all over the world. **On al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden** This mission was supposed to be originally going after al-Qaeda. And this is a diversion. Osama bin Laden said a couple of years ago in a speech that his strategy was to bankrupt America, that’s how they would defeat us, and he’s using Iraq for that very purpose. We’re playing straight into their hands. **On completing the mission** If you make a mistake, and then you justify staying there on the basis that you have to finish the job, what you’re doing is compounding the mistake. You’re making the mistake over and over again. We are making the mistake of staying in Iraq every day, to the detriment of our troops, to the detriment of our military, to the detriment of our economy, and especially to the detriment of our national security. On all counts, this anniversary is a reminder on just what a terrible mistake this was, and the most important thing is we have to have the courage to stop it. **On how to succeed in Iraq** If we were to end this military involvement in a careful way, where we bring our troops out safely, that is the only scenario where the countries around that area will come together to try to provide stability. They will never do it in a situation where they perceive a non-Islamic occupation of Iraq. They can’t do it. The regimes around there — Kuwait, Jordan, Iran, and Syria and others — can’t afford to help in a situation where they’re perceived as helping an illegitimate occupation. **On talking with troops** I had interaction with the troops when I was on my trips to Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait on a regular basis, Wisconsin troops in particular. I have a lot of interaction with troops — they come to my listening sessions — they’re usually veterans of the Iraq war, but also veterans of other wars. And we have regular conversations. I also have a veterans’ advisory group that I meet with from time to time that advises me on the very serious consequences for people returning, especially with regard to post-traumatic stress syndrome. So this is a regular part of my job and an important way to evaluate what’s going on. **On services and benefits for soldiers** I’ve taken the lead in trying to make sure that family medical leave benefits go to families who have troops overseas that the law didn’t cover. I’ve tried to pass legislation that would make sure that every time one of these troops comes home, they get a baseline mental and physical health check-up and evaluation, so when they come back later and say they don’t feel well, it isn’t “Well that couldn’t be from your war experience.” This has been a problem with regard to Agent Orange from Vietnam, Gulf War Syndrome from the first Gulf War. We’ve been involved, frankly, in a huge range of issues concerning veterans making sure they don’t get overcharged on their cellphones, and making sure that there’s some protection from their jobs while they’re serving. 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