Editors note: This is the last in a series of election forums that have appeared Sundays on this page. For the past several weeks, The Daily Item has posed a question to the three candidates for the U.S. House of Represenatives seat in the 10th Congressional District. Chris Hackett and Dan Meuser are vying for the Republican nomiantion and incumbent Democratic Congressman Chris Carney is unopposed for his party’s nomination in Tuesday’s Primary Election.

This week’s question:

Which of the three presidential candidates’ plans on Iraq do you support, and why?

Dan Meuser

As someone who is greatly concerned about our nation’s security, I believe that we need to look forward in Iraq rather than look back.

It seems to me that the Democratic candidates have spent their time trying to prove who was more against invading Iraq than talking about what it is they would do if elected.

Unfortunately for our nation, their answers about what they would do have been equally troubling.

I cannot support the Democrat’s retreat-at-all costs answer to the War in Iraq.

Senator McCain has steadfastly supported the troops, even during his criticism of the current adminisration’s plans in Iraq.

I look forward to working with President McCain to make sure that we put ourselves on a clear path to achieving our goals in Iraq, while learning from the mistakes of the past.

I believe that we should allow our commanders in the field to prosecute our efforts in Iraq. General Petraeus has done an effective job of setting goals in Iraq and achieving many of them.

As a member of Congress, I am committed to standing with our military leaders in the field to protect our national security interests.

The Iraqi people must begin to stand up so that American troops can stand down.