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Edited on Fri Sep-28-07 03:10 PM by Hell Hath No Fury
then you'd better get your butt in gear and let your Democratic representatives know right now -- LOUD AND CLEAR!!
During the last Democratic debate many of us were distressed (understatement!) to hear some of our candidates talk of the possibility of American forces in Iraq past the year 2013. That, coupled with that days Lieberman/Kyle resolution vote, was enough to scare the crap out of those who were counting on the Democrats to make a serious change in our course in Iraq and the region.
It is time to remind them who they work for and why they were made the majority in the last election.
Here are the names and contact information for the Democratic presidential candidate and the Party's honchos. I beg you to take a moment to contact them all and let them know how you feel:
John Edwards (919) 636-3131 Fax: (919) 967-3644.
Hillary Clinton (202) 224-4451 Fax: (202) 228-0282
Dennis Kucincih (202) 225-5871 Fax (202) 225-5745
Mike Gravel (703) 652-4698 Fax: 703-349-2958
Christopher Dodd (202) 224-2823 Fax: (202) 224-1083
Joe Biden (202) 224-5042 Fax: (202) 224-0139
Barrack Obama (202) 228-4260 Fax (202) 228-1404
Bill Richardson (505) 982-2291 Fax: (505) 982-3652
Howard Dean (202) 863-8000 Fax: (202) 863-8174
Steny Hoyer 202-225-4000 fax 202-226-0663
Nancy Pelosi 202-225-0100 fax 202-225-4188
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Here is what I faxed to them last week:
Sen. Hillary Clinton Sen. Barrack Obama Sen. John Edwards Sen. Bill Richardson Rep. Dennis Kucinich Sen. Michael Gravel Sen. Christopher Dodd Sen. Joe Biden
During Mr. Bush's recent speech to the country regarding our future in Iraq, he made reference to something many of us suspected from the beginning of the Iraq invasion: he intends that US military forces never fully be removed from that country.
In light of those remarks, I want to make something perfectly clear to you:
I will not vote for any Democratic Presidential candidate -- in the primaries or in the general election -- who does not come out unequivocally and forcefully against a permanent military force on Iraq soil.
I will not vote for you. I will not donate to your election fund. I will not campaign locally on your behalf. I will actively work for your defeat. I say this as someone who has voted Democratic since I registered to vote for my first Presidential election in 1979.
I believe with 100% certainty that our illegal invasion of a sovereign Iraq has been one of the biggest foreign blunders in our country's history, one that has left US credibility and prestige in tatters and our Armed Forces on the brink of collapse. That I may have to vote for those of you who willing supported this obscenity with your "Yea" vote for the IWR is galling enough. That I could vote for a person who dared to continue such insanity beyond Bush's term is simply impossible.
During debates and in interviews I have witnessed several of the Democratic candidates carefully parsing their words when talking about our future role in Iraq and how we get our troops home. I'm sorry, but that is not good enough.
Other than a limited number of troops required for any other American Embassy in any other foreign country, we have no business maintaining troops of any nature any longer than it takes us to get our men and women out of that country safely. You can give me any excuse you want. You can try to convince me of the necessity of a permanent military presence to control access to Iraq's oil reserves, or to preserve "regional stability", or for the ever enigmatic "national security interests", but it doesn't change one fact:
We have NO right to continue to occupy that country. Period.
So, you have fair warning. Refuse to denounce a permanent military force in Iraq and face this Democrat writing in her Democratic Presidential candidate of choice.
I hope you do the right thing.
Sincerely,
Hell Hath No Fury San Francisco, CA
cc:
Chairmen Howard Dean Chairmen Rahm Emmanuel House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Senate Majorioty Leader Harry Reid House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
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