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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Bob Naiman "owes" me $250.00 on a bet

      he lost.<br>

      Just sayin'...<br>

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      David Johnson via Peace-discuss wrote:<br>

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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">“  She told me

          she would. “<o:p></o:p></p>

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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Really Bob ? 

          and you believe her ?<o:p></o:p></p>

        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>

        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Even you cannot

          be that naive.<o:p></o:p></p>

        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>

        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">In regards to

          the other Democrats, you are STILL going on the false

          assumption that the Democrats are anti-war. Neither their past

          actions nor their more recent actions ( as I mentioned in my

          original post ) prove this to be the case.<o:p></o:p></p>

        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>

        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Just wait until

          there is a serious chance of it having a chance of passing,

          and then see what many of the Democrats will end up doing.

          They will either abstain, not show up to vote, or end up

          changing their vote.<o:p></o:p></p>

        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>

        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Sorry Bob, but

          this is the political reality we live in and no amount of

          wishful thinking is going to change it until the war mongers

          are voted out of office, regardless of which party they are

          affiliated with.<o:p></o:p></p>

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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">David J.<o:p></o:p></p>

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            Robert Naiman [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org">mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a>] <br>

            <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 09, 2018 6:12 PM<br>

            <b>To:</b> David Johnson<br>

            <b>Cc:</b> Peace-discuss List<br>

            <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Peace-discuss] [Peace] Letter to the

            News-Gazette, on the coming election<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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                          She told me she would. <o:p></o:p></p>

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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">2.

                          It took longer than it should have, but this

                          is an "almost all Democrats" position now.

                          Adam Smith, top Democrat on the House Armed

                          Services Committee, poised to become its chair

                          if Democrats take the House, is an original

                          co-sponsor of the bill. Jim McGovern, top

                          Democrat on the Rules Committee, poised to

                          become its chair if Democrats take the House,

                          is an original co-sponsor of the bill. Eliot

                          Engel, top Democrat on the House Foreign

                          Affairs Committee, poised to become its chair

                          if Democrats take the House, is an original

                          co-sponsor of the bill. Nita Lowey, top

                          Democrat on the House Appropriations

                          Committee, poised to become its chair if

                          Democrats take the House, is an original

                          co-sponsor of the bill. Jerry Nadler, top

                          Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, poised to

                          become its chair if Democrats take the House,

                          is a co-sponsor of the bill.<o:p></o:p></p>

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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">3.

                          Of the 41 co-sponsors so far, exactly two are

                          Republicans. The other 39 are Democrats. We've

                          been trying to get Republicans to co-sponsor.

                          <b>Including Rodney Davis.</b> No response so

                          far. <b>I encourage folks to call Rodney

                            Davis' office and urge him to co-sponsor the

                            bill. I did. Here's the phone number:</b> <b>(202)

                            225-2371. Please post a note here when you

                            have made your call. </b><o:p></o:p></p>

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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">4.

                          Within days, we will have many more

                          co-sponsors. The House is out of session, so

                          they can't be officially added every day, only

                          when there is a "pro-forma session," and the

                          next one is Friday. But we picked up several

                          new co-sponsors today. All of the new

                          co-sponsors so far are Democrats.  <o:p></o:p></p>

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                        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">5.

                          This is predictably how it's going to go. It

                          will be much easier to add Democrats than to

                          add Republicans. If we can successfully

                          pressure the House Republican leadership to

                          allow a vote, I expect almost all Democrats to

                          vote yes. If we can get 20% of Republicans to

                          also vote yes, we will win the vote. It will

                          be easier to get almost all Democrats than to

                          get 20% of Republicans. <o:p></o:p></p>

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style="text-align:justify">Robert Naiman<br>

                                                          Policy

                                                          Director<br>

                                                          Just Foreign

                                                          Policy<br>

                                                          <a

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target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">www.justforeignpolicy.org</a><br>

                                                          <a

                                                          href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org"

target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>

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                <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">On Tue,

                  Oct 9, 2018 at 5:28 PM David Johnson <<a

                    href="mailto:davidjohnson1451@comcast.net"

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                        am glad to see that it has 40 or so co-sponsors,

                        that is still only ( correct if me if I am wrong

                        ) about 1/3 of House Democrats.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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                        hope more sign on but that doesn’t mean

                        Londrigan will support it IF she is elected.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">David

                        J.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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                        Robert Naiman [mailto:<a

                          href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org"

                          target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a>]

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                        <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 09, 2018 2:24 PM<br>

                        <b>To:</b> David Johnson<br>

                        <b>Cc:</b> Peace-discuss List<br>

                        <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Peace-discuss] [Peace]

                        Letter to the News-Gazette, on the coming

                        election</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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                                  out the co-sponsors of the bipartisan

                                  Khanna-Massie-Smith-Jones-Pocan Yemen

                                  war powers bill. <o:p></o:p></p>

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                                  initial"><span style="color:#202A43">H.Con.Res.138

                                    - Directing the President pursuant

                                    to section 5(c) of the War Powers

                                    Resolution to remove United States

                                    Armed Forces from hostilities in the

                                    Republic of Yemen that have not been

                                    authorized by Congress.</span><o:p></o:p></h1>

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style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333">Sponsor: <a

href="https://www.congress.gov/member/ro-khanna/K000389?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22khanna+yemen%22%5D%7D"

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                                        style="color:#3366CC">Rep.

                                        Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]</span></a> |

                                    Cosponsor statistics: 41 current -

                                    includes 26 original</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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