No time to play it safe! From Russ Feingold and John Kerry

No time to play it safe!

From Russ Feingold and John Kerry

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 Senator: support the Kerry-Feingold Amendment on Iraq -
http://www.progressivepatriotsfund.com/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 Senator: support the Kerry-Feingold Amendment on Iraq
http://www.progressivepatriotsfund.com/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 Senator: support the Kerry-Feingold Amendment on Iraq
http://www.progressivepatriotsfund.com/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
United States Senators

Okay.

Redeploy where- to the permanent bases to get ready for Iran? The war on terror is a lie. 80% of the Iraqis want us to leave, they don't need our protection.

Bring them home now! We have problems to deal with here at home.

I agree that bring them home now is certainly preferable.
Nonetheless I'm glad Feingold and Kerry are going to force this vote in the senate.