The only likely contender for 08 who has so far made it clear that the war in Iraq is damaging U. S. national security and has actually proposed an exit strategy is Wisconsin senator Russ Feingold. Its time for senators and members of Congress, especially those from my own party, to be less timid while this administration neglects urgent national security priorities in favor of staying a flawed policy course in Iraq, ... Lets see if we can remove the troops after we succeed with a series of steps by the end of December 2006.
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Given the 440th's outstanding performance as well as its excellent record of recruitment and retention, it is clear that the nation will be losing a valuable asset.Russ Feingold
Absent a clear finding that Iraq participated in, aided or otherwise provided support for those who attacked the United States on September 11, the president is constitutionally required to seek additional authorization to embark on a new major military undertaking in Iraq,
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We had a real chance to pass a bill that would both reauthorize the tools to prevent terrorism and fix the provisions that threaten the rights and freedoms of innocent Americans. This conference report... falls well short of that goal. I will vote no.
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As with the Bosnia mission, there is no clear set of goals, beyond maintaining a currently nonexistent peace. There is no timetable with withdrawal, no cost assessment, no exit strategy.
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Health care for all Americans is the most pressing domestic issue today. It's far past time for the President and Congress to deliver health care to everyone.
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This amendment raises the very distinct prospect, which I believe all of us fear, that the entire effort will fall if the U.S. Supreme Court finds one defect, this is a critical amendment in that regard,
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