(Senator Barbara) Boxer: Troops should be pulled out

[sabra]

http://insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_3883037

Boxer: Troops should be pulled out
Senator gives news conference in San Francisco


SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. troops should be withdrawn from Iraq in no more than six months and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s children should be dispatched as U.S. emissaries to war-torn Sudan, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer said Tuesday.

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Boxer announced Tuesday she'll introduce a resolution calling for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq "within six months or at the earliest practicable date," meaning six months or sooner and not some indefinitely later practicable date.

Her resolution — which also calls for keeping troops nearby in the region should a quick return be needed and doesn't preclude specially targeted missions, training Iraqi security forces or protecting U.S. personnel — is similar to one already introduced in the House by Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. But Boxer noted her resolution's reasoning is somewhat different. She believes U.S. troops have achieved all the benchmarks set for them — ending Saddam Hussein's regime, disproving the presence of weapons of mass destruction, training more than 240,000 Iraqi soldiers and police, and allowing for the election of Iraq's first permanent government

[Trajan]

1. Its taken her 3 years ...

To align her thinking with her constituents ....

[MindPilot]

2. Which puts her way ahead of many other Democrats

I'm glad to see it.

[karynnj]

3. It puts her with Kerry, Feingold and Murtha

[shance]

5. She's miles ahead. She's talking about bringing them HOME

where they belong, not redeploying to some other part of the earth to be put in harms way again.

[rodeodance]

7. and Hil. Clinton who has called for a measured withdrawal.

[IndianaGreen]

16. Hillary is still polling and running focus groups about Iraq

She will have a position within the next 2 years, give or take 5 years.

[karynnj]

8. Both Kerry and Feingold have spoken of bringing them home

I think you may be right on Murtha - I know that's what he said in November.

[EFerrari]

4. Three long, bloody years. n/t

[Rose Siding]

6. Boxer opposed the war from the beginning and supported Murtha early

[Beaverhausen]

13. I think you might be confused

Boxer is one of the few dems who did not vote for the 'war resolution'

are you thinking of Feinstein?

[Time for change]

15. Barbara Boxer was the only U.S. Senator to officially object to the

2004 Presidential election - resulting in two hours of televised debate on the election on the Senate and House floor. If not for her, there would have been no Congressional debate on this crucial issue, and people would be less aware of if it today.

[bemildred]

9. Atta girl Barb. You got my vote. nt

[OutNow]

10. Withdrawal Now

Just get our troops out of that hellhole now. I'm hoping for a Democratic landslide in the fall elections, but don't want to wait until after November to push for immediate withdrawal.

Who wants to be the last American to die in Iraq?
What is the nobel cause?

Barbara Boxer should be supported.

[CountAllVotes]

11. Welcome to the DU OutNow

:hi: and welcome to the Democratic Underground OutNow! I couldn't agree more!

:dem: :kick:

[Terran1212]

12. She may've not made the right moves in the past -- but everyone needs

To support this now! We need Boxer's resolution and Kucinich and Murtha's and others to get through as fast as possible.

[IndyOp]

14. K&R - Go Senator Boxer! (nt)

:kick:

[jazzjunkysue]

17. Say it loud, say it clear. You can listen as well as you hear.

America: Listen to the voice of reason.

[wordpix2]

18. yea, Barbara, way to save face--yes, US has achieved all those benchmarks

So let's get the hell out NOW. I feel very sad and sorry for the Iraqis caught in the middle of a civil war that * helped create by his lack of foresight and critical thinking skills, but our presence is NOT improving the situation.

[stepnw1f]

19. Excellent... and a Very Smart Political Move

others will follow...