What Was I Hearing About A "Congressional Out Of Iraq Caucus"???

[DistressedAmerican]

I think it was Shirley Jackson before leaving to vote on the Pelosi legislation.

Does anyone else remember more details or know anything else?

Who is involved for example?

Help me out! I am psyched at how it sounded but, missed some for parenting duties.

I'd sincerely love an organized block of anti-war legislators that we could get behind!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. She did, she did mention it

formed over the last 48 hours and it IS bipartisan...

I'd say the tide is starting to turn

But I must caution you, the quake in So Cal is FAR, FAARR more important, and truth be told you asked my three hysterical birds, they will agree... now we break for... can birds predict quakes?

Sorry in a very weird, elated, but at the same time sadeened mood

[proud patriot]

2. I heard it just formed yesterday

supposedly bi partisan :shrug: I think

[papau]

3. 2 GOP and 2 DEM sponsored a 10/06 begin pull down idea

Where it goes from here - ??

W/H has already rejected the idea.

[goodhue]

4. see here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1555272

[DistressedAmerican]

5. Great List! 41 Members!

(Washington, D.C.) - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) has informed Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) that she and Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Lynn Woolsey, Rep. Xavier Becerra, Rep. John Conyers, and Rep. John Lewis are leading a newly formed Out of Iraq Congressional Caucus, with 41 members as of today.

Current members of the caucus include:

Rep. Neil Abercrombie, Rep. Xavier Becerra, Rep. Corrine Brown, Rep. Julia Carson, Rep. Donna Christensen, Rep. John Conyers, Rep. William Delahunt, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Rep. Sam Farr, Rep. Chaka Fattah, Rep. Raul Grijalva, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Rep. Rush Holt, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Shelia Jackson - Lee, Rep. John Lewis, Rep. James McGovern, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Rep. Jim Moran, Rep. Grace Napolitano, Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, Rep. John Olver, Rep. Major Owens, Rep. Donald Payne, Rep. Nick Rahall, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Janice Schakowsky, Rep. Bobby Scott, Rep. Jose Serrano, Rep. John Tierney

Let's here it for these folks!!!

[Itsthetruth]

6. Who Will Join It?

The formation of this caucus demonstrates just how deep and growing the opposition to the occupation of Iraq has become. 59% of the people now favor withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq.

It will be interesting to see if the the Democratic Party National Committee and National Chairman, Howard Dean, endorses this caucus and urges members of Congress to join it. Will Senators Reid, Kerry, Edwards and others who have supported the occupation of Iraq now change their position on the grounds they were "misled" into supporting the invasion and join the "Out of Iraq" caucus? They can do that. They should do that.

Will "Out Of Iraq" caucus members endorse and help build big public opposition and actions to the Iraq war such as the September 24th anti-war march on Washington, D.C.? Hundreds of thousands of people, perhaps a million or more, will demand that Bush get out of Iraq and bring our troops home at the march. And many protestors will also demand that impeachment proceedings begin against Bush and Cheney.

I hope the Congressonal "Out Of Iraq" caucus and hundreds of progressive and liberal organizations unite in support of the anti-Iraq war March on Washington. We can debate and argue among ourselves on DU about all sorts of issues such as political strategy. And that's as it should be among all progressives who truly believe in democracy. We all don't think alike. However, we should agree to disagree on such issues while we unite and join together in common and united action to end the occupation of Iraq and bring our troops home.

So let's all get behind the call for the national March on Washington on September 24th.