FINALLY! Kerry gets a co-sponsor for Iraq withdrawal bill - Cantwell

signed on. Thanks to all Washington DUers who urged your senator on this.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/6/3/104744/3621

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Sorry about that Wash folks.

and you're welcome :D 'Bout time, Maria. Good work.

Thanks for posting this!

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While Senators like Cantwell, Bayh, etc can disappoint us many times, they often pull through. The alternative is an (R) who disappoints all the time.

contributes to your satisfaction 80% of the time. ;))))

Maria has been pretty cowardly as a Democrat, with the exception of issues surrounding ANWR. She voted for the war and never reversed her position.

Local papers were talking about her inability to get volunteers. In fact, Seattle Democrats (me and my friends) were choosing to volunteer to help the Democrat running for Congress in the conservative-ish suburbs, and local papers were talking about it. Her primary opponent has been gaining on her. She was losing her base.

After years of appealing to the Repubs in our state, she has had to choose the path her constituents have demanded.

I still won't vote for her in the primary - too much bad blood. But, this will make helping her in the Fall a lot easier, should she get the nomination.

My advice to Cantwell - show us this isn't a one-time publicity effort. Change your vote record to more closely match your constituents' desires.

And, a deserved and sincere thank you to Sen. Cantwell for supporting this legislation on behalf of Washington State.

She's not doing so well in the polls because a lot of us on the left have been so disgusted with her pro-war vote and stance that we've informed her she can whistle for our votes.

Now that the polls have swung the other way she's become an anti-war "liberal" who's seen the light.

I'm glad to her, finally, coming around but she hasn't convinced to vote for her yet.

She has a couple of months before the campaign starts to try and win your trust.

I kind of agree, though, that when November comes around and if she's on the ticket, the D outweighs all else.

It'll fail or be filibustered to hell and back...

there were good people TRYING to stop Bush from pursuing a strategy that would bring further harm for our country.

Dear Wordpix.

It's as simple as this. Most members of Congress, myself included, share some responsibility for getting us into Iraq. We've got to take responsibility for getting us out.

Since April, hundreds of thousands of you have joined me in calling for a change in policy, a change in course -- for Iraq, and for Americans here at home. Now let's turn the volume up higher. Washington needs to hear your voice.

The violence continues to spiral in Iraq. But, instead of a deadline to bring our troops home and put the future of Iraq in the hands of Iraqi leaders, we get half-hearted comments about past mistakes, and cynical political calculation.

Last month, I introduced Senate Joint Resolution 36 which calls for the withdrawal of our combat troops from Iraq by the end of this year. In the next few weeks, I am urging the Senate to take a strong stand on Iraq and pass this Resolution. It's time to put the future of Iraq where it belongs - in the hands of the Iraqi people and their leaders. Our valiant soldiers have done their job.

Tell your Senators: support Senate Joint Resolution 36 to bring our combat troops home in 2006

President Bush wants to stumble along, perpetuating his mistakes for the remainder of his time in office. He's even suggested that decisions about withdrawing all of our troops from Iraq will be for the next president to make.

And, instead of statesmanship, the president's top advisor, Karl Rove, is worrying that the war has put voters in a "sour mood" for the 2006 elections. He should be worried about the safety of our troops, not the job security of Republican congressmen.

It took President Bush three years to admit he was wrong to say 'bring it on.' We can't afford years to go by until he admits the standstill in Iraq today is wrong.

Tell your Senators: support Senate Joint Resolution 36 to bring our combat troops home in 2006

After months of squabbling and delay, we now hear that the new Iraqi government will complete its cabinet in a matter of days. So, it's time to act -- time to keep the pressure on.

Iraqi leaders have only responded to deadlines -- a deadline to transfer authority to a provisional government, a deadline to hold three elections, and their own constitutional deadline to establish a unity government.

Now we must set another deadline to get our combat troops out and get Iraq up on its own two feet. We must agree with the new Iraqi government on a schedule for withdrawing American combat forces by the end of this year.

Doing so will empower the new Iraqi leadership, put Iraqis in the position of running their own country, and undermine support for the insurgency, which is fueled in large measure by the majority of Iraqis who want us to leave their country.

Tell your Senators: support Senate Joint Resolution 36 to bring our combat troops home in 2006

Our soldiers have done their job, and America is grateful to them for their honor and sacrifice. Now it's time for the Iraqis to do their job of securing and governing their country and it is time to get our combat troops home in 2006. Only troops essential to finishing the job of training Iraqi forces should remain.

We need blunt talk and clear plans -- and only pressure from you can force Washington to change course.

I am committed to forcing Congress to speak out on Iraq. Yesterday in Los Angeles I made it clear that I'm not going to stop fighting until we have a change in policy. I urge you to keep supporting our efforts to force action when lives are on the line and leadership is desperately needed.

Sincerely,

John Kerry





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"This morning, when I posted this, I incorrectly listed Cantwell as a cosponsor. John Kerry's website had incorrectly listed her as "already a sponsor." That error has since been removed, so I have removed all references to Senator Cantwell."

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/6/3/104744/3621

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Boxer's resolution is to remove troops within 6 months or at the earliest practicable date, I thought. Immediately sounds best to me.

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