We can't depend on George W. Bush finally seeing the light. And we
surely can't rely on Dick Cheney finally telling the truth. We can't
even count on Karl Rove seeing big Democratic victories in the 2005
elections as a sign that Americans want a clear strategy in Iraq, not
just more slash and burn Republican staged events that aim to
mislead.
We've got to count on intense grassroots pressure forcing Republicans
in the House and Senate to force this White House to face reality.
That pressure ratcheted up yesterday when Republican candidates who
aligned themselves with Bush fell to defeat in Virginia and New
Jersey. Bush's last-minute personal campaigning in Virginia sealed
the Republican candidate's defeat.
The bottom line: It's becoming harder and harder for the Republican
Party to defend Bush's failures.
And no Bush failure is doing more damage than the President's
stubborn clinging to self defeating "stay as long as it takes"
rhetoric in Iraq.
That's why, in just a few days' time, nearly 200,000 people have
signed on to support our demand that the President present a clear
and concrete plan for Iraq. We're starting with a call for the
withdrawal of 20,000 American troops over the holidays, linked to the
successful completion of December elections in Iraq -- sending a
signal to Iraqis that Iraq belongs to them. And we're pressing the
Bush Administration to get it right with a new strategy that will
bring the vast majority of our combat troops home by the end of 2006.
If you haven't signed yet, it's critical that you do so now:
Withdraw 20,000 troops over the holidays >
http://www.johnkerry.com/action/20000/index.php?source=8007Our goal is to collect 400,000 signatures before Thanksgiving. That's
20,000 Americans stepping forward each day for 20 consecutive days in
support of our "20,000 troops home over the holidays" drive.
It's the vitally important first step in our call for a concrete plan
that will produce genuine progress in Iraq and bring home the vast
majority of our brave fighting men and women by the end of next year.
We can no longer let Republican politicians get away with providing
political cover for George W. Bush's multiple failures on Iraq. We
can't let them explain away policies that keep failing . . . scandals
that keep deepening . . . principles that keep getting trampled on .
. . and the urgent needs of America's families that keep getting
ignored.
Your signature right now can really help.
Withdraw 20,000 troops over the holidays
>
http://www.johnkerry.com/action/20000/index.php?source=8007Tomorrow I will be speaking out again and offering a resolution on
the floor of the Senate to commit to the needed steps this White
House refuses to take -- a plan for Iraq.
In less than a week, we'll be launching the next critical step in our
"20,000 troops home over the holidays" campaign. We'll be placing
impossible-to-ignore billboards in the home districts of Republican
leaders across the country.
The message on the billboards will be "Withdraw 20,000 troops over
the holidays."
The message behind the billboards will be even clearer: "In 2006, no
Republican candidate will get away with putting his or her loyalty to
George W. Bush ahead of what's right for our troops and our country."
Republicans have let the Bush Administration make one mind-boggling
mistake after another in Iraq with hardly a word of protest.
As investigations and indictments mount, they pretend they can't see
the corruption. As the bullying tactics of the extreme right wing
dictate the Republican agenda, they pretend they can't see the
danger.
And, as a White House hamstrung by a dizzying array of failed
policies, botched decisions, and corrupt practices reels out of
control, they pretend they can't see their own responsibility to act.
If they're not willing to lead, they need to get out of the way.
We've got to get them out of the way so that we can roll up our
sleeves and move America forward again. That's what the most critical
legislative and electoral contests of the next twelve months are
going to be all about. We're going to get "do nothing to offend the
President" Republicans out of the way, so that we can move America in
the right direction again.
Let's push hard -- and let's promise each other to not stop pushing
until we have put our America back on track.
Sincerely,
John Kerry
P.S. Friday, President Bush will deliver another defense of his
irresponsible "stay as long as it takes" approach to Iraq. But, more
and more Americans are rallying to our call for forward movement in
Iraq and the withdrawal of the vast majority of our troops by the end
of next year.
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