"Had I been in the Senate, I would have voted in favor of the supplemental. How the Washington Times reporter -- after my speech, previous statements, and recent campaign platform -- could have interpreted my remarks to the contrary is puzzling.

As recently as three weeks ago, I wrote an op-ed for the Chattanooga Times Free Press outlining a "Plan B" for Iraq. Although the op-ed was written before the supplemental vote, the Plan B approach would not have cut off funds for our soldiers, urges outreach to Iraq's neighbors and encourages formation of a Democracy coalition, which I talked about in the speech Wednesday.

It is unfortunate that the Washington Times misunderstood my position on this critical issue and reported it wrongly. The record should be corrected."