Although initially stating he would not, he voted in support of the government's plans to join the US in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and in April 2003 visited occupied Baghdad.
虽然最初声称他不会这样做，但他投票支持政府计划在2003年入侵伊拉克时加入美国，并于2003年4月访问了巴格达。