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Backer of 'Freedom Fries' Now Opposes the War in Iraq

HeadlineMay 25, 2005

But also on Capitol Hill — a surprising critic of the war has emerged — Republican Walter Jones. The Congressman from North Carolina recently told a local newspaper that the US went to war “with no justification.” Jones made international headlines three years ago when he lashed out at France for not supporting the war effort. In March 2003 he demanded that three Congressional cafeterias ban the word French from the menus. French fries soon became freedom fries. While the ban is still in force, Jones’ current view on the war appears to be closer to France’s than President Bush’s. Jones said “If we were given misinformation intentionally by people in this administration, to commit the authority to send boys, and in some instances girls, to go into Iraq, that is wrong. Congress must be told the truth.”

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