AZ Dems Seek Troop Withdrawal and Vet Benefits
Received by e-mail from Progressive Democrats of America: Arizona Democrats have passed a resolution with a message to President Bush: Bring home the troops and fund benefits for vets:
Whereas the AZ Democratic Party is supportive of our Men and Women in military service and supportive of their families;
And whereas the AZ State Democratic Party opposes the reasons previously stipulated by the Bush Administration for war in Iraq, the method of prosecution of the war and its failure to have an adequate exit plan from Iraq;
Be it resolved that the AZ Democratic Party call upon the Bush Administration and the US Congress to support the families of our service people, and to fully fund veterans and military benefits for our service personnel, and to remove our troops from Iraq in as responsible and expeditious a fashion as possible."
Tom Hayden has new post outlining a petition making the rounds with the core principles of an exit strategy.
A provisional exit plan is circulating as a petition to Congress on several peace group Web sites. Its core guidelines include:
- A demand that the United States disavow any plans for permanent military bases or control of Iraqi oil.
- A declaration of intent to end the occupation in months, not years, followed by an initial limited troop withdrawal by December.
- A request that the United Nations take responsibility for military monitoring and the task of economic reconstruction.
- The appointment of an independent peace envoy to undertake the shift from the military model to one of conflict resolution.
- Immediate peace talks with the Iraqi opposition, including insurgents, to begin a political settlement.
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