[Peace-discuss] Naomi co-sponsors Iraq withdrawal bill

[John W.]

So did the bill PASS?  Or is the news simply that Naomi - bless her sweet 
non-smoking soul! - signed on as a co-sponsor?


At 05:59 PM 5/8/2007, Karen Medina wrote:

>"Robert Naiman " wrote:
> >whoo hoo!! hooray!
> >5/8/2007 - House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson to the Iraq 
> withdrawal bill
>
>
>Bob,
>
>It is indeed great news that Naomi Jakobsson was added as a co-sponsor to 
>the resolution, but what took them so long? Bush's surge was announced 4 
>months ago, the Illinois resolution was filed two months ago, yet 3 out of 
>the 6 co-sponsored signed on today.
>
>Ah, well. I'm proud of Illinois! These are pretty strong words for a state 
>to make "we urge the United States government to immediately commence an 
>orderly and rapid withdrawal of United States military personnel from 
>Iraq" (the complete wording of the Illinois resolution is below).
>
>-karen medina
>
>
>HR0173
>HOUSE RESOLUTION
>
>     WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives and the people of the 
> State of Illinois have a strong interest in the health, welfare, and 
> safety of the United States of America and all of its people; and
>
>     WHEREAS, The United States of America has deployed many thousands of 
> brave men and women to Iraq, troops who have been defending the cause of 
> liberty and freedom with their lives; and
>
>     WHEREAS, It is the will of the vast majority of the people of the 
> United States of America that our county begin to seek an exit strategy 
> from this conflict and to bring our troops home; and
>
>     WHEREAS, President George W. Bush announced on January 10,
>2007, the decision to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States 
>combat troops to Iraq; and
>
>     WHEREAS, the United States House of Representatives passed a 
> Resolution known as H. Con. Res. 63 that reads as follows:
>Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That--
>       (1) Congress and the American people will continue to support and 
> protect the members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving or 
> have served bravely and honorably in Iraq; and
>       (2) Congress disapproves of the decision of President George W. 
> Bush announced on January 10, 2007, to deploy more than 20,000 additional 
> United States combat troops to Iraq; and
>
>     WHEREAS, The war and continued occupation have resulted in the 
> devastation of Iraq's physical and social infrastructure and led to 
> widespread and continuous resistance to U.S. occupation that threatens 
> the lives of Iraqi civilians and the men and women who compose the ranks 
> of U.S. and other occupying forces; and
>
>     WHEREAS, The presence of United States forces in Iraq has inflamed 
> anti-American passions in the Muslim world and increased the terrorist 
> threat to United States citizens, both at home and abroad; and
>
>     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
>Representatives believe that it is time to bring our troops home, rather 
>than to add further to our American losses in a failed and unnecessary 
>conflict; therefore, be it
>
>     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
>NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois 
>House of Representatives supports and wishes to help protect the members 
>of the United States Armed Forces who are serving or who have served 
>bravely and honorably in Iraq; and be it further
>
>     RESOLVED, That the Illinois House of Representatives, as a body, 
> disapproves the decision of President George W. Bush announced on January 
> 10, 2007, to deploy more than 20,000 additional combat troops to Iraq ; 
> and be it further
>
>     RESOLVED, That on behalf of the citizens of Illinois, we urge the 
> United States government to immediately commence an orderly and rapid 
> withdrawal of United States military personnel from Iraq; and be it further
>
>     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent to 
> President George W. Bush and to each member of the Illinois congressional 
> delegation.