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To: steve harris who wrote (291680)6/20/2006 10:56:49 AM
From: SilentZ  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1571200
 
No time to play it safe!

Dear Jason,

We need you to stand with us -- and we need you to do it now.

In the next 24 to 48 hours, we will go to the Senate floor to press for passage of the Kerry-Feingold Amendment calling for the redeployment of U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by a deadline certain. Our country desperately needs a new vision for strengthening our national security, and it starts by redeploying U.S. forces out of Iraq so we can wage and win a more effective war on terror and give Iraqis the best chance to stand up for a stable Iraq.

Tell your Senators: support the Kerry-Feingold Amendment on Iraq

Our troops have served valiantly in Iraq. Under extraordinarily difficult circumstances, they've done their job. Now, it's time to put the future of Iraq where it belongs: in the hands of the Iraqi people and their leaders. And it's time to listen to General George Casey and acknowledge that the indefinite presence of large numbers of U.S. combat forces in Iraq will weaken chances of defeating the insurgency and weaken our ability to fight the global terrorist networks that threaten us today.

In recent days, we've seen Republican leaders in the House and Senate shamelessly reject the opportunity for a genuine, meaningful debate on Iraq. They've resorted to a Karl Rove strategy of blindly endorsing President Bush's failed "stay the course" policy in Iraq and challenging the courage and patriotism of anyone who dares to point out the disastrous consequences of their failed approach.

It's time for every Senator to reject the lack of wisdom in their Iraq policies and the lack of decency in their Iraq politics.

Tell your Senators: support the Kerry-Feingold Amendment on Iraq

We have to reject calls for an unquestioning, open-ended endorsement of George W. Bush's endless commitment of U.S. troops in Iraq. And we have to reject the "play it safe" conventional wisdom, inside D.C. punditry that would have Democrats stand on the sidelines without doing everything in our power to change policies that we know are deeply flawed and dangerous.

We urge you to tell your Senators that it's time for a new direction. Ask them to endorse the Kerry-Feingold amendment calling for the redeployment of combat troops out of Iraq by a hard and fast deadline. Tell them to act for one simple reason: it's the right thing to do -- for Iraq, and for the United States.

Tell your Senators: support the Kerry-Feingold Amendment on Iraq

Act now to add your voice to tens of thousands of others from around the country who are actively supporting the Kerry-Feingold amendment. We'll see to it that your letter gets delivered to the Senate.

This is a critical vote on the most crucial issue facing our country. It's time for every member of the Senate to send an important message that we must change course. And it's time for you to demand leadership from those you have sent to Washington to represent your views.

We urge you to act immediately -- and we thank you for standing with us on this critical issue.

Sincerely,

Russ Feingold and John Kerry



To: steve harris who wrote (291680)6/20/2006 10:58:38 AM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1571200
 
"the dems will be having a great day today over that news..."

You keep posting that crap when in reality the Republicans and the right wing bloggers are milking it for all it is worth.



To: steve harris who wrote (291680)6/20/2006 12:43:32 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 1571200
 
Steve, do you get the feeling that the Al Qaida web sites are just trash-talking after the fact? In all likelihood, the two soldiers were probably killed instead of kidnapped, and yet "Al Qaida" (or whoever claims to be Al Qaida) once claimed that the soldiers were kidnapped.

Tenchusatsu



To: steve harris who wrote (291680)6/20/2006 12:57:34 PM
From: Alighieri  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1571200
 
the dems will be having a great day today over that news...

These boys are dead, probably suffered terribly, their families grieve as does the rest of the nation, and you make cynical, disgusting remarks....which is par for the course...amazing..

Al