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When Wisconsin Democrats gather for their state convention in Oshkosh this weekend, they will join the Democratic parties of the states of California, Massachusetts and New Mexico in officially calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

The movement by state parties to pass "bring the troops home" resolutions, which has been spearheaded by the Progressive Democrats of America organization, is an important component of the burgeoning campaign to prevent the loss of more lives in the Iraqi quagmire. While it is true that a growing number of Republicans have come out against the war, it remains essential that Democrats in Congress give voice to the sentiment of the 57 percent of Americans who, according to last month's CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, no longer believe the war is worth the human and economic toll it has imposed on the United States.

Why does it matter for state Democratic parties to pass anti-war resolutions?

Because Democrats at the federal level need to feel pressure from the grass roots.

Most Democrats in Congress favor the development of an exit strategy. When members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted May 25 on California Democrat Lynn Woolsey's amendment calling on the president to "develop a plan as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this act to provide for the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq," 122 Democrats backed it, as did five Republicans and independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Regrettably, the two top Democrats in the House - Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland - voted with the Republicans to block the proposal to set a timeline for bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq.

Three Wisconsin Democrats, Madison's Tammy Baldwin, Milwaukee's Gwen Moore and Wausau's Dave Obey, voted for the Woolsey amendment. Only La Crosse Democrat Ron Kind voted with the Republicans. But Kind should not be let off the hook, nor should Sen. Herb Kohl. Unlike Sen. Russ Feingold, Kohl voted for the 2002 resolution authorizing President Bush to attack Iraq and has generally echoed the administration line since then.

The best way to signal to Wisconsin Democrats such as Kind and Kohl, and to national Democratic leaders such as Pelosi and Hoyer, that the time has come for the "opposition party" to actually be an opposition party is by passing a "bring the troops home" resolution at the state party convention.

Borrowing from the resolutions already enacted by the state parties of California, Massachusetts and New Mexico, Wisconsin Democrats ought to vote this weekend for a resolution that simply states:

WHEREAS: The Bush administration, using false intelligence estimates, misled the country into an illegal, unnecessary and unwise invasion and occupation of Iraq, against a country that had neither attacked nor posed an immediate threat to the United States, thus jeopardizing our national security; and

WHEREAS: As a result of that action, more than 1,650 American troops have been killed and more than 12,500 other brave Americans have been maimed or injured, and tens of thousands of Iraqis, including many innocent civilians, have also lost their lives, been injured, and seen their property and country's infrastructure destroyed; and

WHEREAS: The invasion and occupation have created a severe burden on our economy, stretched the capacity of our armed forces including Reserve and National Guard troops who are serving unexpectedly long and difficult tours in Iraq, and continues to cause deep concern at home and abroad about the policies and intentions of the United States to the point where the United States is widely regarded with suspicion, hostility and distrust, and elections in Iraq confirmed that Iraqis wish the United States to withdraw

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Wisconsin Democratic Party calls for termination of the occupation at the earliest possible time with the withdrawal of American troops, coupled with the creation of an international body that can assist the Iraqi people in freely and peacefully determining their own future, and that we participate in multi-lateral reconstruction.

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typical usa they start to lose then they run away run away..

h u r c a s t

When Wisconsin Democrats gather for their state convention in Oshkosh this weekend, they will join the Democratic parties of the states of California, Massachusetts and New Mexico in officially calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

The movement by state parties to pass "bring the troops home" resolutions, which has been spearheaded by the Progressive Democrats of America organization, is an important component of the burgeoning campaign to prevent the loss of more lives in the Iraqi quagmire. While it is true that a growing number of Republicans have come out against the war, it remains essential that Democrats in Congress give voice to the sentiment of the 57 percent of Americans who, according to last month's CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, no longer believe the war is worth the human and economic toll it has imposed on the United States.

Why does it matter for state Democratic parties to pass anti-war resolutions?

Because Democrats at the federal level need to feel pressure from the grass roots.

Most Democrats in Congress favor the development of an exit strategy. When members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted May 25 on California Democrat Lynn Woolsey's amendment calling on the president to "develop a plan as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this act to provide for the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq," 122 Democrats backed it, as did five Republicans and independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Regrettably, the two top Democrats in the House - Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland - voted with the Republicans to block the proposal to set a timeline for bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq.

Three Wisconsin Democrats, Madison's Tammy Baldwin, Milwaukee's Gwen Moore and Wausau's Dave Obey, voted for the Woolsey amendment. Only La Crosse Democrat Ron Kind voted with the Republicans. But Kind should not be let off the hook, nor should Sen. Herb Kohl. Unlike Sen. Russ Feingold, Kohl voted for the 2002 resolution authorizing President Bush to attack Iraq and has generally echoed the administration line since then.

The best way to signal to Wisconsin Democrats such as Kind and Kohl, and to national Democratic leaders such as Pelosi and Hoyer, that the time has come for the "opposition party" to actually be an opposition party is by passing a "bring the troops home" resolution at the state party convention.

Borrowing from the resolutions already enacted by the state parties of California, Massachusetts and New Mexico, Wisconsin Democrats ought to vote this weekend for a resolution that simply states:

WHEREAS: The Bush administration, using false intelligence estimates, misled the country into an illegal, unnecessary and unwise invasion and occupation of Iraq, against a country that had neither attacked nor posed an immediate threat to the United States, thus jeopardizing our national security; and

WHEREAS: As a result of that action, more than 1,650 American troops have been killed and more than 12,500 other brave Americans have been maimed or injured, and tens of thousands of Iraqis, including many innocent civilians, have also lost their lives, been injured, and seen their property and country's infrastructure destroyed; and

WHEREAS: The invasion and occupation have created a severe burden on our economy, stretched the capacity of our armed forces including Reserve and National Guard troops who are serving unexpectedly long and difficult tours in Iraq, and continues to cause deep concern at home and abroad about the policies and intentions of the United States to the point where the United States is widely regarded with suspicion, hostility and distrust, and elections in Iraq confirmed that Iraqis wish the United States to withdraw

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Wisconsin Democratic Party calls for termination of the occupation at the earliest possible time with the withdrawal of American troops, coupled with the creation of an international body that can assist the Iraqi people in freely and peacefully determining their own future, and that we participate in multi-lateral reconstruction.

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