[Peace-discuss] Will Pelosi Allow a Vote on an Exit Strategy fromAfghanistan?

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I wouldn't hold my breath on that happening.

" The leadership obtained this consent, in part, by making the vote a
loyalty test. Does the loyalty run the other way? "

David J.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Naiman" <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 9:09 AM
Subject: [Peace-discuss] Will Pelosi Allow a Vote on an Exit Strategy 
fromAfghanistan?


Last week, the House leadership prevailed on many progressive
Democrats to vote for the war supplemental, paying for military
escalation in Afghanistan with no exit strategy, giving $108 billion
to the International Monetary Fund without requiring modest reforms
such as requiring the IMF to publish minutes of its board meetings (as
the Federal Reserve does.)

The leadership obtained this consent, in part, by making the vote a
loyalty test. Does the loyalty run the other way?

Today the Rules Committee is scheduled to consider amendments to the
FY2010 Defense Authorization. The Rules Committee, which largely
defers to the House leadership, will determine if progressive
amendments will see the light of day.

Amendment #2, offered by Reps. McGovern, Jones, and Pingree,

Would require the Defense Secretary to report to Congress, not
later than December 31, 2009, on a U.S. exit strategy for U.S.
military forces in Afghanistan participating in Operation Enduring
Freedom.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/will-pelosi-allow-a-vote_b_219446.html

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/6/23/9475/78493

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Robert Naiman
Just Foreign Policy
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