FEINGOLD TO PUSH FOR VOTE NEXT WEEK ON BRINGING THE OPEN-ENDED MILITARY MISSION IN IRAQ TO AN END

[babylonsister]

FEINGOLD TO PUSH FOR VOTE NEXT WEEK ON BRINGING THE OPEN-ENDED MILITARY MISSION IN IRAQ TO AN END
Submitted by davidswanson on Sat, 2007-09-15 01:58. Congress

From the office of Senator Russ Feingold

Feingold and Colleagues Will Offer Amendment Using Congress's "Power of the Purse"

Washington DC - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold announced today that he plans
to continue his push in Congress for an end to the open-ended military
mission in Iraq. Feingold intends to offer binding legislation that
forces the President to redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq by using
Congress's "power of the purse" when the Senate takes up the Defense
authorization bill next week. Feingold is working with the Democratic
leadership and his Senate colleagues to draft the legislation, which is
expected to be similar to legislation he introduced earlier this year
with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to redeploy U.S. troops from
Iraq, after which funding for the ongoing military mission would end.
This past May, a majority of Democratic senators voted in favor of the
Feingold-Reid proposal.

"Last night, we heard the President tell the nation that he intends to
keep a large number of U.S. troops bogged down in Iraq indefinitely,
while Al Qaeda continues to strengthen and regenerate in Afghanistan and
Pakistan," Feingold said. "While many Democrats and Republicans have
acknowledged the President's strategy is the wrong approach, Congress
has so far failed to take strong action to end it. Congress must use
its power to end this misguided policy - a policy which has stretched
our military to the breaking point, hobbled our ability to go after
those who attacked us on 9/11, and endangered our national security."

As Senator Feingold noted recently in a hearing, every single month of
2007 saw a significantly greater number of troop deaths than occurred
during the same month in 2006. The summer of 2007 was also the
deadliest summer for U.S. troops since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/26779

[Swamp Rat]

1. GEAUX FEINGOLD!!!!!!!

:kick:

[sandnsea]

2. Now the blogs will wake up

Lots of Democrats have been saying this is still being discussed, but would anybody listen. Nooooo. But let Feingold say it and wooohoo, it's a hullabaloo.

And then they'll turn around and support Hillary.

:crazy:

[izzie]

4. He does seem to be a brave and good Am.

Darn few of those in Congress. Bet Sanders will vote with him.

[sandnsea]

6. Plenty of them in Congress

The "netroots" doesn't listen to them.

[babylonsister]

7. And then there's the blue dogs... nt

[izzie]

10. I guess I should have said that another way

I do think the pop. is starting to reach some of the people they put into Congress.Or maybe I should say the people who vote. We do seem to have about half the pop. only voting which is pretty scary to even think about.

[deacon]

3. Russ should be running. It's time after this horrid fiasco for congress to take action now.

[cali]

5. Good for Feingold and

the others. Obviously, he has support. And I can't wait to see all the bashers show up to laud him and talk about how he's the only dem with spine. From the article:

Feingold is working with the Democratic
leadership and his Senate colleagues to draft the legislation

[Pachamama]

8. No more money....no more illegal occupation and war and profiteering on our dime!

I'm so disgusted that the Democrats and Republicans alike continue to enable this piece of sh*t and his illegal war for profit to continue....

It has to stop...no more funding other than to bring our troops home on a deadline....

:grr:

[madrchsod]

9. was`t to long ago that feingold

was a "traitor to the cause" and lot of us had to defend ourselves and feingold because we believed in him and what he has done. if the leadership can get every democrat to vote on this it will show that the democrats are finally united on this issue and with johnson back the democrats will finally have 50 votes. any democrat that does`t vote deserves the wrath of the party and their constituents

[Disturbed]

11. Busholini will veto so send it again, again and again.

After three vetos send one that has a definite time table, so that can be vetoed, as well. After that send another one just like the other one until Bushlolini has to vacate the premises.

[karynnj]

12. They got every Democrat to vote on Feingold/Reid earlier this year

they even got a few Republicans getting 52 votes - the problem is that they need 60 to pass any bill - due to the Republican filibuster. (apparently the group of 14 to prevent filibusters only was for Democratic filibusters.) They then need 67 to override the Bush veto i which will happen.