Anything happen with Kerry's Amendment today?

Roland99

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Tue Jun-13-06 05:05 PM
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Anything happen with Kerry's Amendment today?

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tom_paine

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Tue Jun-13-06 05:07 PM
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1. What amendment?

Please tell what's up.

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Roland99

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Tue Jun-13-06 05:07 PM
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2. To withdraw troops from Iraq by the end of 2006!

Edited on Tue Jun-13-06 05:08 PM by Roland99

http://www.johnkerry.com/action/call/iraq/?sc=e.20060612

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Greeby

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Tue Jun-13-06 05:08 PM
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3. Bear with me

I'll go wade into all the bills at senate.gov and see what I can find

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Mass

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Tue Jun-13-06 05:09 PM
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4. They are speaking about the conference report for the supplemental

Edited on Tue Jun-13-06 05:10 PM by Mass

appropriation bill right now.

I guess they will vote on that before they come back to the Defense Bill, so I imagine it will be later this week.

The amendment was filed yesterday though.

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LittleClarkie

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Tue Jun-13-06 05:14 PM
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6. Meanwhile we need to call our Senators

I called Herb Kohl today. Feingold I ain't worrin' about.

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Greeby

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Tue Jun-13-06 05:14 PM
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5. All the amendments for this bill were filed yesterday,

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d109:44:./temp/~bdcUUy::

S.AMDT.4203
Amends: S.2766
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. (submitted 6/12/2006)

AMENDMENT PURPOSE: Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.

TEXT OF AMENDMENT AS SUBMITTED: CR S5726

Here's the link to the text of the amendment: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?r109:1:./temp/~r109MG0c3w:e18018:

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Mass

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Tue Jun-13-06 05:32 PM
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7. I am not very confident and wonder if it will come to a vote.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5884505,00.html

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada and other senior Democrats were not quick to embrace Sen. John Kerry's proposal to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq by year's end. Rather, several Senate Democrats said their caucus was discussing Iraq proposals that could get wide Democratic support.

Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, said: ``I think just a naked date, without it being attached to what our plan as to how you would succeed in leaving something better, would not be the most appropriate way to go.''

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Roland99

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Tue Jun-13-06 07:12 PM
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8. Setting a firm date is exactly what we need!

We'll stand down as they stand up is NOT a policy!!!

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blm

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Tue Jun-13-06 07:16 PM
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9. Iraqi politicians have proved they only react to DATES CERTAIN. Last Sept.

Kerry went to Iraq and spoke to the rank and file members of Parliament - they all said that America needs to set a timetable for withdrawal.

Kerry is not making any of his withdrawal plans in a vacuum. Gary Hart and Bob Kerrey support it, and they are known for their national security creds.

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Mass

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Tue Jun-13-06 10:27 PM
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10. In this case, the focus needs to be on Reid, Schumer, and Levin.

They will propose a withdrawal date, but at the end of 2007.

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blm

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Wed Jun-14-06 09:18 AM
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13. They probably wouldn't have even put that together if Kerry hadn't been

pushing them with his proposal.

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karynnj

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Tue Jun-13-06 10:50 PM
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11. Why is Biden still spreading misinformation?

Kerry's plan is a "naked date"? If he read the amendment of the short op-ed, that is likely not above Biden's reading level, he would see that it calls for serious diplomacy (as Kerry described today in his speech).

What it sounds like is that Biden sees his winning image for the Presidential race is as the foreign policy expert. Though he may be the ranking member due to senority, Kerry far out-classes him. I think he feels that he needs to get Kerry out, or he has no chance.

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blm

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Wed Jun-14-06 09:17 AM
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12. Well, then let's hear the debate..... Neither Biden or Clinton really want

to face that gauntlet.

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