Anti-War Activists Attack Democrats over Iraq Bill

[babylonsister]

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/05/24/1425/

Anti-War Activists Attack Democrats over Iraq Bill
by Matthew Hay Brown

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“An abandonment of our troops and a silence of the will of the American people,” said Win Without War Director Tom Andrews.

“It is remarkable that they can’t stand up to President Bush,” said Susan Shaer, director of Women’s Action for New Directions.

Six months ago, MoveOn cheered the Democratic takeover of Congress. Leaders of the group, which claims 3.2 million members, expressed cautious support for the new majority’s plan to start forcing an end to the war by attaching conditions to spending.

But after learning about the latest version of the bill, after Bush vetoed one that had timelines, the group began threatening to recruit challengers to Democrats who support it.

“Voters elected Democrats in November to lead the way out of the mess in Iraq,” said Eli Pariser, MoveOn’s political action director.

He said his members want the group “to consider all options” for Democrats “who ran on ending the war but vote for more chaos and more troops.”

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[move_on]

1. our leaders true grit

did you really think the democrats were going to get in office and end the war in iraq, if you did, you were a victim of a card trick.

[babylonsister]

2. Was I? Can you elaborate? nt

[Raven]

3. Really? That's what my newly elected Rep told me he was going

to do. I guess I believed him. Shame on me!

[Brigid]

4. They caved.

I used to be concerned that just pulling out of Iraq immediately would only result in more chaos, but I have long since decided that things can't get worse -- or if they do, at least American troops should not be in the crossfire. Democrats in Congress, get used to the fact that, believe it or not, the majority of the American people are behind you. Cut off funding for combat operations and bring the troops home now. We cannot afford to wait until we are at last rid of *. Next go-round, just bite the bullet and do it. the hard-pressed, put-upon American taxpayer is counting on you. So are the troops, who are needlessly in harm's way -- not to mention their suffering families. Take a cue from that old Nike ad and just do it.