Wednesday, April 05, 2006
24 Wisconsin Cities Vote to Withdraw U.S. Military from Iraq
I know key activists in this campaign who didn't really expect such a landslide in a "purple" state ("politically bipolar" might be a more accurate description of state notorious for producing such extremes as Gaylord Nelson and Joe McCarthy). With the overwhelming majority voting to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq, activists plan on using the momentum to launch additional referendums on ballots in more cities this fall, throughout Wisconsin and around the country. This re-affirms that Washington Democrats and Republicans alike are increasingly out of touch with their constituencies. Let us hope people everywhere rise up and demand an end to the war-profiteering that guarantees huge campaign funding to the two dominant parties, and guarantees a huge expense to the livelihoods of future generations of ordinary working Americans already driven into the hole by 9 trillion dollars of debt.
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Looks like four republicans are wanting an exit strategy:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Several_House_Republicans_call_for_debate_0405.html
I know at least three democrats that want a swift exit: Murtha, Feingold, and Kerry. There might be a few more. Today, on Al Franken's show, Kerry said he'd give the Iraq's elelcted officials six weeks to get it together or the U.S. military would leave.
Not much, but a start.
The U.S. government probably wants to sustain a civil war. Divide conquer. If Iraqis are busy fighting one another, then they won't be fighting the U.S. Also, as long as there is widespread violence, then the U.S. military has a pretext to stay in Iraq, which means the petroleum corporations can stay, and that weapons producers can continue to make a killing, too.
Here's a list where you can view the wording of all the different resolutions around the state:
http://www.wnpj.org/node/2752
And, the election results for all the different cities can be viewed at the bottom of the page here:
http://www.madison.com/tct/election2006/index.php?ntid=78736&ntpid=2
Note, the 68% percent vote for Madison's referendum would have been substaintially higher if Madison's referendum hadn't had the strongest possible wording:
Resolved: The United States should bring all military personnel home from Iraq now
Notice, the word "home" replaces any evassive jibberish like "redployment" to unspecified missions. Perhaps Iran or Afghanistan?
Also, Monnona's referendum would've garnered significantly more than its 59% except for its equally strong wording.
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