Here is who to contact about getting out of Iraq.

There has been a huge amount of discussion and anger here because Howard Dean said it would not be responsible to leave right now. I think the last poll I saw had about 55% of the country agreeing...between 50 and 55. I don't know how I feel.

I think instead of venting all your anger toward the chairman of the party for expressing an opinion that is a responsible one...whether you agree or not....that you should take time and write the ones who voted Yes on the IWR in October of 2002.

Tell them you think we should make it the policy of the Democratic party to get our troops out. See what they say about it. There are organized attempts now to question Dean's statement. Before we start having all the boards filled with this, first write the ones who voted to take us there in the first place. Hold them responsible.

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=2&vote=00237#position

And before anyone starts with the "can't stand criticism of Howard Dean" crap, think what I am saying here. He and Kucinich were against the war, yet the ones who voted yes, the ones who still think we should stay...they are getting no flak at all. Dean can not set policy, he gave an opinion. Talk to the ones who can set policy.

As the Council for a Livable World (http://www.clw.org/iraq/) so aptly puts it, "We can't leave Iraq. But our troops must."

NGU.

First of all, I simply don't know how I feel. I have some friends in Europe who are terrified of the dangers if we leave after all the destruction we have done and the hatred we have generated. I just don't know what I think. I am glad I don't have to make a decision.

What does that site mean, we can't leave but our troops must. I don't see a clear explanation. What do they recommend? Maybe I did not read enough.

:hi:

and why it will NEVER happen with *

1. a negotiated peace with the Sunni Muslims

2. abolish ALL Bremer CPA bogus laws written in 2004

3. declare on the floor of the UN that the US has no intentions to stay in Iraq

4. sprinkle pixie dust and make * disappear from the presidential record (metaphorically of course)

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=2&vote=00237#position

YEAs ---77
Allard (R-CO)
Allen (R-VA)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bond (R-MO)
Breaux (D-LA)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burns (R-MT)
Campbell (R-CO)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carnahan (D-MO)
Carper (D-DE)
Cleland (D-GA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dodd (D-CT)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Edwards (D-NC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Fitzgerald (R-IL)
Frist (R-TN)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Helms (R-NC)
Hollings (D-SC)
Hutchinson (R-AR)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Miller (D-GA)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Nickles (R-OK)
Reid (D-NV)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Santorum (R-PA)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-NH)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thompson (R-TN)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Torricelli (D-NJ)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)

Hold their feet to the fire.

YEAs ---77
Allard (R-CO)
Allen (R-VA)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bond (R-MO)
Breaux (D-LA)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burns (R-MT)
Campbell (R-CO)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carnahan (D-MO)
Carper (D-DE)
Cleland (D-GA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dodd (D-CT)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Edwards (D-NC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Fitzgerald (R-IL)
Frist (R-TN)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Helms (R-NC)
Hollings (D-SC)
Hutchinson (R-AR)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Miller (D-GA)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Nickles (R-OK)
Reid (D-NV)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Santorum (R-PA)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-NH)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thompson (R-TN)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Torricelli (D-NJ)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/10/international/10AP-IROL.html?ex=1114488000&en=ec324e3ef43dd033&ei=5070

ALABAMA

Democrats -- Cramer, Y; Hilliard, N.

Republicans -- Aderholt, Y; Bachus, Y; Callahan, Y; Everett, Y; Riley, Y.

ALASKA

Republicans -- Young, Y.

ARIZONA

Democrats -- Pastor, N.

Republicans -- Flake, Y; Hayworth, Y; Kolbe, Y; Shadegg, Y; Stump, X.

ARKANSAS

Democrats -- Berry, Y; Ross, Y; Snyder, N.

Republicans -- Boozman, Y.

CALIFORNIA

Democrats -- Baca, N; Becerra, N; Berman, Y; Capps, N; Condit, N; Davis, N; Dooley, Y; Eshoo, N; Farr, N; Filner, N; Harman, Y; Honda, N; Lantos, Y; Lee, N; Lofgren, N; Matsui, N; Millender-McDonald, N; George Miller, N; Napolitano, N; Pelosi, N; Roybal-Allard, N; Sanchez, N; Schiff, Y; Sherman, Y; Solis, N; Stark, N; Tauscher, Y; Thompson, N; Waters, N; Watson, N; Waxman, Y; Woolsey, N.

Republicans -- Bono, Y; Calvert, Y; Cox, Y; Cunningham, Y; Doolittle, Y; Dreier, Y; Gallegly, Y; Herger, Y; Horn, Y; Hunter, Y; Issa, Y; Lewis, Y; McKeon, Y; Gary Miller, Y; Ose, Y; Pombo, Y; Radanovich, Y; Rohrabacher, Y; Royce, Y; Thomas, Y.

COLORADO

Democrats -- DeGette, N; Udall, N.

Republicans -- Hefley, Y; McInnis, Y; Schaffer, Y; Tancredo, Y.

CONNECTICUT

Democrats -- DeLauro, N; Larson, N; Maloney, N.

Republicans -- Johnson, Y; Shays, Y; Simmons, Y.

DELAWARE

Republicans -- Castle, Y.

FLORIDA

Democrats -- Boyd, Y; Brown, N; Davis, Y; Deutsch, Y; Hastings, N; Meek, N; Thurman, Y; Wexler, Y.

Republicans -- Bilirakis, Y; Crenshaw, Y; Diaz-Balart, Y; Foley, Y; Goss, Y; Keller, Y; Mica, Y; Dan Miller, Y; Jeff Miller, Y; Putnam, Y; Ros-Lehtinen, Y; Shaw, Y; Stearns, Y; Weldon, Y; Young, Y.

GEORGIA

Democrats -- Bishop, Y; Lewis, N; McKinney, N.

Republicans -- Barr, Y; Chambliss, Y; Collins, Y; Deal, Y; Isakson, Y; Kingston, Y; Linder, Y; Norwood, Y.

HAWAII

Democrats -- Abercrombie, N.

IDAHO

Republicans -- Otter, Y; Simpson, Y.

ILLINOIS

Democrats -- Blagojevich, Y; Costello, N; Davis, N; Evans, N; Gutierrez, N; Jackson, N; Lipinski, N; Phelps, Y; Rush, N; Schakowsky, N.

Republicans -- Biggert, Y; Crane, Y; Hastert, Y; Hyde, Y; Johnson, Y; Kirk, Y; LaHood, Y; Manzullo, Y; Shimkus, Y; Weller, Y.

INDIANA

Democrats -- Carson, N; Hill, Y; Roemer, Y; Visclosky, N.

Republicans -- Burton, Y; Buyer, Y; Hostettler, N; Kerns, Y; Pence, Y; Souder, Y.

IOWA

Democrats -- Boswell, Y.

Republicans -- Ganske, Y; Latham, Y; Leach, N; Nussle, Y.

KANSAS

Democrats -- Moore, Y.

Republicans -- Moran, Y; Ryun, Y; Tiahrt, Y.

KENTUCKY

Democrats -- Lucas, Y.

Republicans -- Fletcher, Y; Lewis, Y; Northup, Y; Rogers, Y; Whitfield, Y.

LOUISIANA

Democrats -- Jefferson, Y; John, Y.

Republicans -- Baker, Y; Cooksey, Y; McCrery, Y; Tauzin, Y; Vitter, Y.

MAINE

Democrats -- Allen, N; Baldacci, N.

MARYLAND

Democrats -- Cardin, N; Cummings, N; Hoyer, Y; Wynn, Y.

Republicans -- Bartlett, Y; Ehrlich, Y; Gilchrest, Y; Morella, N.

MASSACHUSETTS

Democrats -- Capuano, N; Delahunt, N; Frank, N; Lynch, Y; Markey, Y; McGovern, N; Meehan, Y; Neal, N; Olver, N; Tierney, N.

MICHIGAN

Democrats -- Barcia, Y; Bonior, N; Conyers, N; Dingell, N; Kildee, N; Kilpatrick, N; Levin, N; Rivers, N; Stupak, N.

Republicans -- Camp, Y; Ehlers, Y; Hoekstra, Y; Knollenberg, Y; Rogers, Y; Smith, Y; Upton, Y.

MINNESOTA

Democrats -- Luther, Y; McCollum, N; Oberstar, N; Peterson, Y; Sabo, N.

Republicans -- Gutknecht, Y; Kennedy, Y; Ramstad, Y.

MISSISSIPPI

Democrats -- Shows, Y; Taylor, Y; Thompson, N.

Republicans -- Pickering, Y; Wicker, Y.

MISSOURI

Democrats -- Clay, N; Gephardt, Y; McCarthy, N; Skelton, Y.

Republicans -- Akin, Y; Blunt, Y; Emerson, Y; Graves, Y; Hulshof, Y.

MONTANA

Republicans -- Rehberg, Y.

NEBRASKA

Republicans -- Bereuter, Y; Osborne, Y; Terry, Y.

NEVADA

Democrats -- Berkley, Y.

Republicans -- Gibbons, Y.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Republicans -- Bass, Y; Sununu, Y.

NEW JERSEY

Democrats -- Andrews, Y; Holt, N; Menendez, N; Pallone, N; Pascrell, Y; Payne, N; Rothman, Y.

Republicans -- Ferguson, Y; Frelinghuysen, Y; LoBiondo, Y; Roukema, X; Saxton, Y; Smith, Y.

NEW MEXICO

Democrats -- Udall, N.

Republicans -- Skeen, Y; Wilson, Y.

NEW YORK

Democrats -- Ackerman, Y; Crowley, Y; Engel, Y; Hinchey, N; Israel, Y; LaFalce, N; Lowey, Y; Maloney, Y; McCarthy, Y; McNulty, Y; Meeks, N; Nadler, N; Owens, N; Rangel, N; Serrano, N; Slaughter, N; Towns, N; Velazquez, N; Weiner, Y.

Republicans -- Boehlert, Y; Fossella, Y; Gilman, Y; Grucci, Y; Houghton, N; Kelly, Y; King, Y; McHugh, Y; Quinn, Y; Reynolds, Y; Sweeney, Y; Walsh, Y.

NORTH CAROLINA

Democrats -- Clayton, N; Etheridge, Y; McIntyre, Y; Price, N; Watt, N.

Republicans -- Ballenger, Y; Burr, Y; Coble, Y; Hayes, Y; Jones, Y; Myrick, Y; Taylor, Y.

NORTH DAKOTA

Democrats -- Pomeroy, Y.

OHIO

Democrats -- Brown, N; Jones, N; Kaptur, N; Kucinich, N; Sawyer, N; Strickland, N.

Republicans -- Boehner, Y; Chabot, Y; Gillmor, Y; Hobson, Y; LaTourette, Y; Ney, Y; Oxley, Y; Portman, Y; Pryce, Y; Regula, Y; Tiberi, Y.

OKLAHOMA

Democrats -- Carson, Y.

Republicans -- Istook, Y; Lucas, Y; Sullivan, Y; Watkins, Y; Watts, Y.

OREGON

Democrats -- Blumenauer, N; DeFazio, N; Hooley, N; Wu, N.

Republicans -- Walden, Y.

PENNSYLVANIA

Democrats -- Borski, Y; Brady, N; Coyne, N; Doyle, N; Fattah, N; Hoeffel, Y; Holden, Y; Kanjorski, Y; Mascara, Y; Murtha, Y.

Republicans -- English, Y; Gekas, Y; Greenwood, Y; Hart, Y; Peterson, Y; Pitts, Y; Platts, Y; Sherwood, Y; Shuster, Y; Toomey, Y; Weldon, Y.

RHODE ISLAND

Democrats -- Kennedy, Y; Langevin, N.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Democrats -- Clyburn, N; Spratt, Y.

Republicans -- Brown, Y; DeMint, Y; Graham, Y; Wilson, Y.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Republicans -- Thune, Y.

TENNESSEE

Democrats -- Clement, Y; Ford, Y; Gordon, Y; Tanner, Y.

Republicans -- Bryant, Y; Duncan, N; Hilleary, Y; Jenkins, Y; Wamp, Y.

TEXAS

Democrats -- Bentsen, Y; Doggett, N; Edwards, Y; Frost, Y; Gonzalez, N; Green, Y; Hall, Y; Hinojosa, N; Jackson-Lee, N; E.B. Johnson, N; Lampson, Y; Ortiz, X; Reyes, N; Rodriguez, N; Sandlin, Y; Stenholm, Y; Turner, Y.

Republicans -- Armey, Y; Barton, Y; Bonilla, Y; Brady, Y; Combest, Y; Culberson, Y; DeLay, Y; Granger, Y; Sam Johnson, Y; Paul, N; Sessions, Y; Smith, Y; Thornberry, Y.

UTAH

Democrats -- Matheson, Y.

Republicans -- Cannon, Y; Hansen, Y.

VERMONT

Others -- Sanders, N.

VIRGINIA

Democrats -- Boucher, Y; Moran, N; Scott, N.

Republicans -- Cantor, Y; Jo Ann Davis, Y; Tom Davis, Y; Forbes, Y; Goode, Y; Goodlatte, Y; Schrock, Y; Wolf, Y.

WASHINGTON

Democrats -- Baird, N; Dicks, Y; Inslee, N; Larsen, N; McDermott, N; Smith, Y.

Republicans -- Dunn, Y; Hastings, Y; Nethercutt, Y.

WEST VIRGINIA

Democrats -- Mollohan, N; Rahall, N.

Republicans -- Capito, Y.

WISCONSIN

Democrats -- Baldwin, N; Barrett, N; Kind, Y; Kleczka, N; Obey, N.

Republicans -- Green, Y; Petri, Y; Ryan, Y; Sensenbrenner, Y.

WYOMING

Republicans -- Cubin, Y.

for their vote. All of them.

It dropped very fast.

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