Posted on 06/02/2006 11:36:03 AM PDT by Little Bill
Dear Friend, (Not Likely)
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
Seeems that old Jawn is continuing on his traitors path.
Kerry, screwing over the fighting man since 1969.
I support resolution "86" to vote Kerry out of the Senate!
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.
Any chance this asswipe of a resolution will ever be voted on?
The GOP should ensure that this hits the floor and gets voted on immediately. Make those cut & run nancyboys go on the record.
That way, if it passes, we’ll have the name of everybody who forced us to launch Iraq War #3 five years down the road, against a much stronger and nuttier foe.
Massachusetts, you're on "notice". I swear, if you idiots re-elect this buffoon AGAIN to the Senate, I'm personally kicking your worthless state out of the Union.
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Thanks, I needed the reminder. John F'n Kerry could have been POTUS. Anyone read Kennedy in "Rolling Stone" about the "stolen election"?
John Kerry has a plan. Its called cut and run.
He can spruce it up with flowers and BS , but the basic plan is cut and run.
Back in the old days the rats could have found a hundred thousand votes in the Lake Counties of Ohio with out raising a sweat.
And it matters not, how many of our own guys he throws overboard when he guns it and runs with the sh!t streak staining his drawers.
What I think is alternately funny and sad is that this is a basically meaningless resolution. Exactly what has Mr. Kerry ever done by way of important and substantive legislation in all the years he's been in office?
Well let's see, here's the background.
Islamic Fundamentalists are still mad and killing people over the Crusades. They hate Americans with a passion. They talk in terms of fighting for centuries.
In Iraq, they are fighting us, TRYING TO GET US TO LEAVE SO THEY CAN CONTINUE THEIR TERRORISTIC METHODS.
John Kerry says "Set a deadline that we will leave in 1 year."
Does anyone else see a problem with that?
and I will keep introducing it until the day we are actually out,so,eventually I will be right...so vote for me.
Fine. I suggest sending a personal email to your Senators indicated your strongly felt opposition to 36. Such a resolution will be a death sentence for hundreds of soldiers as insurgents crank up efforts prior to a withdrawal and the country spills into uncontrolled civil war.
It is shocking how dumb an idea a resolution like this is, from a logical, historical and military standpoint.
Snatching defeat from victory; absolutely amazing how deluded these folks are.
Yea, let's give the terrorists a complete itinerary so they can have the IEDs ready to go when the good guys are forced to leave because of a piece of paper from this putz.
In paragraph 3, what does, "The violence continues to spiral in Iraq" mean? What does he mean by "spiral"? As far as the rest of the paragraph is concerned he is accurately describing his own and fellow Democrats actions. He may actually be writing his own material now!
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