Twenty-Six House Democrats Push to Fire Rumsfeld

[truthisfreedom]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=615&u=/nm/20031110/pl_nm/iraq_congress_rumsfeld_dc_1&printer=1

Twenty-Six House Democrats Push to Fire Rumsfeld

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of more than two dozen House of Representatives Democrats on Monday said they had introduced a resolution urging President Bush (news - web sites) to fire Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

"This resolution would make official what so many members of Congress already believe -- that the soldiers in Iraq (news - web sites) and America's foreign policy would be helped greatly if Donald Rumsfeld would leave," Rep. Charles Rangel of New York said in a statement.
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The resolution said Rumsfeld misled the American public on assessments of progress in the war and occupation, sent U.S. forces to Iraq "without adequate planning and sufficient equipment," and "demonstrated a lack of sensitivity" in statements on the war and U.S. casualties.
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heh. sends a message to bushco...

[gristy]

1. hmmm, 26 out of what, 200 or so Democrats?

Oooooh, Bush and Rummy are going to be so scared. :scared: /not
I think I know who the scaredy-cats are.

[sybylla]

2. Early October, Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI) sent a letter to the pResident

requesting quite directly and without mincing words that Rummy and Wolfie be fired.

It was a wonderful letter. Nice to see a few others in the house are coming to their senses now.

[peterh]

3. Then what happens?

Does Bolton get elevated….does Wolfy or Perle move over….is someone picked from the Pentagon advisory board, like Newt…will condi get to call more of the shots….this is just a waste of time imoh….concentrate on where the buck has never been….

[LiberalTexan]

4. Why are they skirting the real issue?

Bush lied to the American people himself and should be impeached. Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, whatever. This just sends a message that our leaders don't plan on holding Bush himself responsible. Why not? Clinton would have been removed from office already if the situations were reversed.

I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!!!

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. Omigod!

They must have been reading my mind. Ommmmm...

[54anickel]

6. If it help to bring an end to the nightmare...

I'm all for it.
But I doubt that it would help. I don't want him to be used as a scapegoat for the rest of that sorry lot. I think firing his ass just gives him an easy way out. If it won't help get our troops home, keep him there and burn his ass!

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[MaineDem]

9. Here's the list

Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. LEE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. OWENS, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CLAY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. STARK, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. NADLER, Ms. WATERS, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. WATSON, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. GUTIERREZ, and Ms. KAPTUR) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

And a link http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c108:1:./temp/~c108sAyh7K::

[GoddessOfGuinness]

8. To hell with him...

Fire Dumbyass!