Responsible Redeployment

The Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act would have directed the Secretary of Defense to begin redeploying our combat troops and complete the mission by April 1, 2008. That bill was consistent with the bipartisan Iraq Study Group’s recommendation that all combat troops leave Iraq by the end of 2008, with an exception for troops needed to carry out diplomatic, security and anti-terrorism missions.

Regarding “Responsible Redeployment Act”, Rep. Gillibrand wrote: “It’s time for a new direction in Iraq and to refocus our military’s mission on rooting out terrorism around the world. This bill uses a notice period as leverage to create a sense of urgency for the Iraqi government to be accountable for their country’s security and make the necessary compromises to choose peace over civil war.”

Bush vetoed that legislation, because he is a fascist demigod, not a responsible leader. Getting out of Iraq is a command not a negotiation. Democrats could persuade 100 percent of Congress to set a time line for withdrawal, but Bush wouldn’t allow anyone to tell him how to fight “his” crusade.

Peace will require all of our troops and taxpayer funded mercenaries to depart Iraq completely. That would allow Iraq to become a legitimate democracy.

The Iraqi government is dominated by 80% Shiites and Kurds, who will not make concessions, because both suffered greatly under Saddam Hussein and his Sunni minority.

Clinton, Schumer and Gillibrand avoid asserting that the occupation is only helping the oil companies and war profiteers, while our soldiers die and the national debt explodes. They refuse to acknowledged the expertise of the former head of the bin Laden unit, Michael Scheuer, who insists that: “It’s about the impact of our policies in the Islamic world. And because we won’t talk about that here in America, we’re not adequately defended.”