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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=tanstl@aol.com href="mailto:tanstl@aol.com">David Sladky</A> </DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 05, 2010 7:57 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> How Kucinich's Resolution to End the War Will Help Us End
the War</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in"
align=justify><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt" size=5><B>How Kucinich's Resolution
to End the War Will Help Us End the War</B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt" size=4>by David
Swanson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT size=3><A
href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=17914"
target=_blank>http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=17914</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT size=3><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/" target=_blank>After Downing Street</A>
- 2010-03-03</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>Tomorrow, Thursday,
March 4, Congressman Dennis Kucinich plans to introduce a privileged resolution
to end the Afghan War. The resolution requires that the House debate, within the
next week, the continuing war in Afghanistan, now the second longest war in
American history.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>While we may not win a
majority vote in the House on this first go-round, and would still have to get
past the Senate and the President (a good time if ever there was one to throw
Scylla and Charybdis into a blog), we will completely change the conversation
and put many congress members on record claiming to oppose the war. While the
president can send congressional Democrats out to fall on their swords for
unpopular wars and healthcare mandates, they may be less willing to do so if the
end of their careers is held up to their noses. To keep their careers alive,
congress members in progressive districts will have to claim to oppose the war
in/on Afghanistan.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>Once they've done
that, however, it will be much harder for them to turn around next month and
vote for another $33 billion to escalate the same war they just pretended to
oppose. It's already harder for them than it was last June when we came within 8
votes in the House of stopping the war money. They can't lie that they're voting
for a war supplemental "because it's the last one" because nobody can be found
who will believe that again (yes, I checked, and even Sarah Palin calls BS on
it). They can't lie that they just want to support their new president, because
he's not new anymore, he's not up for reelection like they are, and voters are
demanding that their representatives choose jobs and healthcare and green energy
instead of war.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>Last June, all the
Republicans in the House voted No because of unrelated measures included in the
bill. That may happen again this time. But whether it does or not, and whether
we block the money this time or not, we are building a movement that will
eventually do so, and next week's debate on the floor of the House will be a
huge step forward. If you can get to Washington, D.C., I recommend being there.
If you can't, get C-Span and record what your misrepresentative pontificates.
You're going to need that tape next month. Specifically, you're going to want to
bring it to your local Brown Bag Vigil on March 17th.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>On Tuesday night,
March 2nd, Rep. Kucinich recorded a special message for Progressive Democrats of
America. Click here to listen to it and to an hour-long phone call with
activists from around the country organizing efforts to defund the war. You can
find and contribute to a whip list of congress members' positions on Kucinich's
resolution and on voting for the next $33 billion at <A
href="http://defundwar.org/" target=_blank>http://defundwar.org</A>.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>Please also, right
now, contact your member of Congress and ask them to be an original co-sponsor
of the Kucinich resolution. Then use the link to ask your friends to do the
same.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>Here's the text of the
resolution, which will not have a number on it until Thursday:</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>(Original Signature of
Member)</DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>111TH CONGRESS</DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>1ST SESSION</DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>H. CON. RES. ___</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>Directing the
President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers</DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>Resolution, to remove
the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>Mr. KUCINICH submitted
the following concurrent resolution; which was</DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>referred to the
Committee on _________</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>Directing the
President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers</DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>Resolution, to remove
the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>Resolved by the House
of Representatives (the Senate concurring),</DIV>
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<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM AFGHANISTAN.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>Pursuant to section
5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C.</DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>1544(c)), Congress
directs the President to remove the United States</DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>Armed Forces from
Afghanistan—</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>(1) by no later than
the end of the period of 30 days beginning on</DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>the day on which this
concurrent resolution is adopted; or</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify> </DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>(2) if the President
determines that it is not safe to remove the</DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>United States Armed
Forces before the end of that period, by no later</DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>than December 31,
2010, or such earlier date as the President</DIV>
<DIV lang=fr-CA style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.1in" align=justify>determines that the
Armed Forces can safely be removed.</DIV>
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