Full Memo From Rahm Emanuel Urging Dems To Hang Tough On Iraq ObtainedRahm Emanuel, the chairman of the House Democratic caucus, is urging his House Dem colleagues in a memo not to back down in the face of White House pressure over Iraq and instead to continue to marginalize President Bush by pointing out that he's weaker than ever and way out of step with public opinion.
The Associated Press moved a story on Emanuel's memo a few minutes ago, quoting one half-sentence excerpt from it. Election Central has now obtained the full memo.
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Going Forward
As we move forward, we should not lose sight of the fact that nearly 70% of the country supports our plan for Iraq. The country is more engaged in this issue than any other, and has paid close attention to the plans offered by Democrats and the President. The country has made a conscious decision to support our approach. With that support at our backs, Democrats must:
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Additionally, we must continue our oversight on a series of issues including the use of taxpayer dollars in Iraq and troop and veterans' health care. This aggressive oversight is necessary to improve health care for troops and veterans and discover how taxpayer dollars have been misused. Democrats pledged to bring accountability to Washington in the 2006 campaign and the American people support our efforts to keep that promise and conduct real oversight.
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