ATTENTION: If you want troops out of Iraq before 2013...

[Hell Hath No Fury]

then you'd better get your butt in gear and let your Democratic representatives know right now -- LOUD AND CLEAR!!

During the last Democratic debate many of us were distressed (understatement!) to hear some of our candidates talk of the possibility of American forces in Iraq past the year 2013. That, coupled with that days Lieberman/Kyle resolution vote, was enough to scare the crap out of those who were counting on the Democrats to make a serious change in our course in Iraq and the region.

It is time to remind them who they work for and why they were made the majority in the last election.

Here are the names and contact information for the Democratic presidential candidate and the Party's honchos. I beg you to take a moment to contact them all and let them know how you feel:

John Edwards
[phone]
Fax: [phone].

Hillary Clinton
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

Dennis Kucincih
[phone]
Fax [phone]

Mike Gravel
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

Christopher Dodd
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

Joe Biden
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

Barrack Obama
[phone]
Fax [phone]

Bill Richardson
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

Howard Dean
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

Steny Hoyer
202-225-4000
fax [phone]

Nancy Pelosi
202-225-0100
fax [phone]

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Here is what I faxed to them last week:


Sen. Hillary Clinton
Sen. Barrack Obama
Sen. John Edwards
Sen. Bill Richardson
Rep. Dennis Kucinich
Sen. Michael Gravel
Sen. Christopher Dodd
Sen. Joe Biden


During Mr. Bush's recent speech to the country regarding our future in Iraq, he made reference to something many of us suspected from the beginning of the Iraq invasion: he intends that US military forces never fully be removed from that country.

In light of those remarks, I want to make something perfectly clear to you:

I will not vote for any Democratic Presidential candidate -- in the primaries or in the general election -- who does not come out unequivocally and forcefully against a permanent military force on Iraq soil.

I will not vote for you. I will not donate to your election fund. I will not campaign locally on your behalf. I will actively work for your defeat. I say this as someone who has voted Democratic since I registered to vote for my first Presidential election in 1979.

I believe with 100% certainty that our illegal invasion of a sovereign Iraq has been one of the biggest foreign blunders in our country's history, one that has left US credibility and prestige in tatters and our Armed Forces on the brink of collapse. That I may have to vote for those of you who willing supported this obscenity with your "Yea" vote for the IWR is galling enough. That I could vote for a person who dared to continue such insanity beyond Bush's term is simply impossible.

During debates and in interviews I have witnessed several of the Democratic candidates carefully parsing their words when talking about our future role in Iraq and how we get our troops home. I'm sorry, but that is not good enough.

Other than a limited number of troops required for any other American Embassy in any other foreign country, we have no business maintaining troops of any nature any longer than it takes us to get our men and women out of that country safely. You can give me any excuse you want. You can try to convince me of the necessity of a permanent military presence to control access to Iraq's oil reserves, or to preserve "regional stability", or for the ever enigmatic "national security interests", but it doesn't change one fact:

We have NO right to continue to occupy that country. Period.

So, you have fair warning. Refuse to denounce a permanent military force in Iraq and face this Democrat writing in her Democratic Presidential candidate of choice.

I hope you do the right thing.

Sincerely,

Hell Hath No Fury
San Francisco, CA


cc:

Chairmen Howard Dean
Chairmen Rahm Emmanuel
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Senate Majorioty Leader Harry Reid
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

[againes654]

1. You are so

unpatriotic, and unamerican if you don't lovingly vote for whatever Democrat gets the nomination regardless of their promises or lack there of. :sarcasm:

[FiveGoodMen]

2. .

:toast:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

3. Yes, I am.

Proudly. ;)

[againes654]

6. Well I proudly stand by you

:patriot:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

8. Thanks!

And make those calls! :hi:

[Swamp Rat]

4. k&r

[Hell Hath No Fury]

10. Thank you!

:hi:

[BobRossi]

5. Yeah,

They have listened so well to the will of the electorate thus far. Fuck em'.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

7. Money talks...

DUer's have been telling Democratic fundraisers "No out or Iraq, no $$$." Call them and let them know WHY you will not be sending money to them. Hit'em in the wallet, and follow it up at the voting booth. :shrug:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

9. Kickin' for all the..

Iraqi and American deaths we can prevented....

[Hell Hath No Fury]

11. Kickin' for the important info!

Call or fax, folks!

[izzie]

12. I almost fell over when I heard 4 more years in Iraq.

Are they crazy? Every one will sit home when these screw-balls run on that.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

14. You and me BOTH!

I was truly stunned hearing that. Especially after the Liebermen/Kyle vote that day, I was pretty disgusted after that. Hearing the 2013 thing on top of it I thought the Democrats had lost their fucking MINDS.

Talk about a slap in the face.

[izzie]

16. I have been voting since Ike ran on stopping the war in Korea.

Never missed voting but I may just vote around the President this time. Work more on Congress We sure do not need another Bush or Clinton in the WH. I have had my fill of those so called autocrats

[H2O Man]

13. Thank you

for this.

Nominated.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

15. You are very welcome!

Honestly, what on earth do they expect us to do when they pull shit like that? Obviously they expect us to say, "Thank you sir may I have another!"

Not this broad...:mad: