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Himes says that Shays has visited Iraq 20 times since the start of the war and planning his first trip next month to Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is where the real war on terrorism is being fought.
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"Iraq was never the source of the terrorism that affronted the United States," Jim Himes said.
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Himes: Shays wrong on the war with Iraq
By Neil Vigdor
Greenwich Time Staff Writer
Democratic congressional hopeful Jim Himes hammered away last night at U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., and the Bush administration, saying that they had failed the nation on everything from the prosecution of the Iraq war to economic policy.
Appearing at a Town Hall meeting in Greenwich, Himes accused Shays of ignoring his constituents' warnings against invading Iraq and said the longtime incumbent's decision to go to war was a colossal mistake.
"If Chris Shays had listened to his constituents, we might be in a better place right now," Himes said. "We've sacrificed the moral high ground on this planet."
About 85 people came out to hear Himes, who was five days into a 17-town "Listening and Leading" tour of the 4th District, which includes most of Fairfield County and a sliver of New Haven County.
"We need new leadership. That's why I'm standing before you," said Himes, a married father of two from Cos Cob.
A Rhodes Scholar who was educated at Harvard, Himes, former Democratic Town Committee chairman of Greenwich, was endorsed by his party in May to run against Shays.
Before that can happen, Himes faces an Aug. 12 primary against fellow Greenwich resident Lee Whitnum, who passed out campaign materials last night to audience members and sat in the back of the room during the meeting.
The overwhelmingly pro-Himes audience lobbed the candidate questions on a host of issues, from tariffs on imported ethanol fuel and....
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