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Posted on Mar 7, 2007

The Democratic leadership in the House hopes to attach a timetable for withdrawal to an upcoming Iraq war spending bill. The most ardent war opponents have expressed dissatisfaction that the language is not unconditional, but Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., a prominent withdrawal advocate, said “you’ll see basically what I wanted to do….”


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Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have tentatively settled on a timetable and conditions for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, which they hope to attach to a $100 billion Iraq war spending bill, senior lawmakers said on Wednesday.

The lawmakers said they hoped to win approval of the plan by the House Appropriations Committee next week.

If the House passes the Democratic money bill this month, it likely would face a tough fight in the 100-member Senate, where Democrats have a very slim majority over Republicans and legislative rules often require a 60-vote margin to advance controversial bills.

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By Max, March 8, 2007 at 8:46 pm Link to this comment
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The only timetable should be an exit plan that is budgeted and well executed (suggest an alternate to the CIC, who has shown no capacity for successful execution of any kind).

Forget about a timetable for Iraq; i.e., contingencies for staying or leaving based on Iraqi milestones - bogus prograstination and double talk. Forget about precipitous withdrawal; i.e., such talk of leaving precipitously only delays what will be precipitous exit if we don’t plan and execute. Emphasis: It should be an orchestrated, orderly exit and start immediately.

The plan should include an afermath regional conference and reparitions to the Iraqis for the great harm to them in flesh and blood and participating in the destruction of centuries of civillization and culture.

Can it be any simplier? Anything other than such an exit will prolong the death and destruction - that much is certain.

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By Bert, March 8, 2007 at 10:22 am Link to this comment
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I still think that Rep. Murtha should try to get everyone to sign off on infinite war funding, fund that army mule ‘til its’ tail flies off, kind of another way of telling this administration to go blow it out their…well, you know…

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By Steve Hammons, March 8, 2007 at 6:11 am Link to this comment
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To deal with the Bush-Cheney administration, good people within our government and country are going to have to be strong and smart.

This enemies within—the infiltration of our government by neocons, war profiteers, war mongers and chicken hawks—are very smart and dangerous.

Congress and Americans need to gather intelligence of all kinds, including psychological intelligence, to be successful. For more on this, the two articles referenced below may be of interest:

“Iraq War Psychology: Exploring hearts and minds of U.S. officials, press, profiteers”

By Steve Hammons
Columnist, PopulistAmerica.com
Populist Party of America
February 15, 2007

http://www.populistamerica.com/iraq_war_psychology

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“Gathering intelligence: Grassroots intel by and for the people”

By Steve Hammons
Columnist, PopulistAmerica.com
Populist Party of America
January 30, 2007

http://www.populistamerica.com/gathering_intelligence_grassroots_intel_by_and_for_the_people

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By Dennis D, March 7, 2007 at 9:54 pm Link to this comment
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No guts to cut off the funding, no glory. A timetable - who the hell in the Potomac theater of the absurd can read a timetable.
Congress - Listen up - why not debate how many angels can fit on the head of a pin while you’re at it. That’ll get the evangelicals voting again. At the very least roll out some more non-binding resolutions you overpaid pathetic corporate stooges. Sorry Moe, Larry, Curly and Shemp, I didn’t mean you.

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