Obama announces:Iraq War De-escalation Act of 2007

[jaysunb]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070130/ap_on_go_co/obama_iraq_1

Dear

Today, we sadly find ourselves at the very point in Iraq I feared most when I opposed giving the President the open-ended authority to wage this war in 2002 – an occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences in the midst of a country torn by civil war.

We have waited and we have been patient. We have given chance after chance for a resolution that has not come, and, more importantly, watched with horror and grief the tragic loss of thousands of brave young Americans.

The time for waiting in Iraq is over. The days of our open-ended commitment must come to a close. And the need to bring this war to an end is here.

That is why today, I’m introducing the Iraq War De-escalation Act of 2007. This plan would not only place a cap on the number of troops in Iraq and stop the escalation, it would begin a phased redeployment of U.S. forces with the goal of removing of all U.S. combat forces from Iraq by March 31st, 2008 – consistent with the recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group that the President ignored.

[illinoisprogressive]

1. The Swamp has it on tape and he is as eloquent as always. the plan

it great in calling for May 1st in beginning to pull out.

[jaysunb]

2. link please...

thanks.