Feingold Leads Once Again on Bringing Troops Home

Russ Feingold is going to introduce legislation tomorrow to establish a timeline to redeploy our troops from Iraq. Feingold would keep enough troops in Iraq to run counter-terrorism activities, training of Iraqi security forces, and the protection of U.S. infrastructure and personnel. Russ was the first senator to call for redeployment back in August of 2005 and co-sponsored a bill in July of last year that would have required troops to withdrawn from Iraq by July of 2007.

Feingold says...



After 9/11 the goal is to better protect America. Having 140,000 American troops bogged down in Iraq does not help accomplish that goal. Some might even say that the goal after 9/11 was to track down Osama bin Laden. Having 140,000 American troops bogged down in Iraq does not help accomplish that goal.

Instead, we must focus our efforts on serious national security threats. Iraq is diverting our resources from fighting terrorism in an effective manner, so we must focus our efforts to serious national security threats.

Feingold continues to lead on important issues by taking a principled stand. Will the new Democratic Congress stand with him?



http://commoniowan.blogspot.com/2007/01/feingold-to-introduce-legislation.html
http://iowafeingold.blogspot.com

Bush will probably unfortunately view this as partisan pandering and brush it off.

a sensible and realistic plan to get the hell out of iraq

I wish he would reconsider. Russ has been correct about every big issue from the beginning: Iraq War, Free Trade, etc... Everyone else seems to be compromised in some way ... ESPECIALLY Hillary.

But he'll do a fine job right where he is.

He didn't do it by himself.

Congress people to vote against the so-called "Patriot" Act the first time around. I suspect it is a tragedy for this country that Feingold is not running for higher office, but at least he's providing firm, quiet, important, actions-speak-louder-than-words support from his current position.