Will Jordan: Coble supporting "fiasco" in Iraq
Sixth-district challenger Will Jordan says that U.S. Rep. Howard Coble has been silent in standing up to the Bush Administration's handling of the war in Iraq.
"The war in Iraq has weakened us internationally," Jordan said, adding that the U.S. hasn't finished the job it started in Afghanistan. "I think we have to devise an exit strategy and figure out how to get out."
For his part, Coble said he agreed that the post-invasion strategy was inadequate but defended the decision to go to war.
Democrat Mel Watt, who is running again in the 12th district, voted against the war and sticks by the decision.
"I continue to believe that we made a bad decision as if we're the lone ranger going in without world support," Watt said. "There was certainly no imminent threat to the U.S."
Inside Scoop has been unable to reach Watt's Republican challenger, Ada Fisher. Her web site includes no mention of the war in Iraq.