withdrawal

Recently I wrote about an Idaho Republican who let his chief of staff insult Iraq War vets who were opposing the war. Well, here's another story about VoteVets.org and it sure seems like they know how to face up to Republican chickenhawks. I suspect we will be hearing more and more of this kind of thing.

This was sent to me by Americans United for Change

Veterans Group Speaks Out on War
Congressional Democrats Let VoteVets.org Talk for Them, Bluntly

By Lyndsey Layton and Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, February 8, 2007; A04

When Iraq war veteran Jon Soltz accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) of "aiding the enemy," the Democratic senators gathered around him yesterday did not wince. Nor did Democrats object when Soltz, the chairman of a group called VoteVets.org, called President Bush and Vice President Cheney "draft dodgers."

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VoteVets.org appears to be the most active group trying to influence the debate about the president's plan to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq...

The veterans are selling a blunt message: The Bush strategy in Iraq is a failure, and adding troops sends more young men and women to their deaths. If you care about the military, they told lawmakers, vote against the troop increase. Legislators who are stalling debate on the matter are "cowards," they said.