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Recently returned from Iraq, U.S. Rep. Brian Baird got an earful Monday night from angry war foes who jammed a town hall meeting.
The Washington Democrat, who voted against the Iraq war resolution in 2002, now opposes a timeline for withdrawal of U.S. troops from that country.
Anti-war constituents repeatedly questioned Baird’s reasons for supporting the Bush administration’s decision to continued the “surge” of 20,000 additional troops at least until next spring....
...“We don’t care what your convictions are,” said Jan Lustig of Vancouver. “You are here to represent us.”