[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Support Senator Feingold's Resolution To Redeploy Our Troops

[Morton K. Brussel]

FYI. The Feingold resolution:

S. 121 – Sponsor: Russell Feingold (D-WI)
"To provide for the redeployment of United States forces from Iraq."
Introduced: January 4, 2007
Cosponsors (3): Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Bernard  
Sanders (I-VT)
Summary: S. 121 calls for redeploying U.S. forces out of Iraq no  
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of S. 121, while  
leaving a minimal level of U.S. forces in Iraq to "engage directly in  
targeted counterterrorism activities, train Iraq security forces, and  
protect United States infrastructure and personnel in Iraq." S. 121  
stipulates that the Secretaries of State and Defense present a joint  
strategy for redeploying U.S. forces out of Iraq no later than 60  
days after S. 121 is enacted.



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> From: "Russ Feingold, United States Senator"  
> <russ at progressivepatriotsfund.com>
> Date: February 13, 2007 2:21:55 PM CST
> To: "Morton K. Brussel" <mkb3 at mac.com>
> Subject: Support Senator Feingold's Resolution To Redeploy Our Troops
> Reply-To: notice-reply-8ieuwbd4h5didm7 at ga1.org
>
Dear Morton K.,
>
> Over the last week or so, the Senate has been in gridlock over  
> whether or not to debate a weak, non-binding resolution on Iraq  
> that does nothing to end our involvement there.  Sounds ridiculous  
> doesn't it?  Some have called the resolution, commonly referred to  
> as Warner-Levin, a symbolic rebuke of the President's failed  
> policy.  Unfortunately, the only thing it symbolizes is a Congress  
> that is too timid to use its main power, the power of the purse, to  
> put an end to the President's misguided, Iraq-centric foreign  
> policy.  Worse, the Warner-Levin resolution rejects redeploying  
> U.S. troops out of Iraq, and supports moving a misguided military  
> strategy - from one part of Iraq to another.
>
> It's time for Congress to end our military involvement in this war,  
> and the legislation that I've recently introduced would force the  
> President to safely redeploy U.S. troops out of Iraq by prohibiting  
> further funding of military operations in Iraq six months after  
> enactment.  We must redeploy our troops so that we can focus on the  
> global threats that face us.
>
>
> Tell a Friend to Co-Sponsor Senator Feingold's Resolution and to  
> Contact Their Elected Officials
>
>
> This week the House is debating their own resolution that, while it  
> certainly doesn't go far enough, is at least a step in the right  
> direction.  I will continue to monitor the progress of the debate  
> in the House throughout the week.
>
> While the American people swept Democrats into power in November  
> expecting Congress to fix this failed Iraq policy, it's important  
> to remember that Democrats were in control of the Senate when  
> Congress first authorized the President to go to war in Iraq in the  
> first place.  As you know, I didn't buy the administration's claims  
> from the beginning and voted against that authorization of force,  
> but the stakes are even higher now and we all have to work together  
> to make sure that the same mistakes aren't made again.  That's why  
> I need your help.
>
>
> Tell a Friend to Co-Sponsor Senator Feingold's Resolution and to  
> Contact Their Elected Officials
>
>
> First, click on one of the links in this message and tell a friend  
> to sign onto my resolution to use the power of the purse to safely  
> redeploy our troops from Iraq.  It's time to refocus on the global  
> fight against terrorism and al-Qaida, and staying the course down  
> the failed path of the President's Iraq policy is hurting those  
> efforts and making America weaker.
>
> Second, after signing the resolution, click on the Contact Your  
> Elected Officiallink and get to work.  You'll see your elected  
> officials email, phone number, fax, and address.  Send an email or  
> letter, or give their office a call, and make sure that your  
> elected officials in Washington, DC know exactly where you stand.   
> I can tell you, from my own experience, that legislators pay  
> attention when the people they represent take the time and contact  
> their office.
>
>
> Tell a Friend to Co-Sponsor Senator Feingold's Resolution and to  
> Contact Their Elected Officials
>
>
> I will continue to do all that I can to get our country back on  
> track, but I can't do it alone.  I need your help.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
>
> Russ Feingold
> United States Senator
> Honorary Chair, Progressive Patriots Fund
>
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