A Responsible Plan for Iraq
April 8, 2008
NY-13 Progressive Challenger Steve Harrison Has Questions for Petraeus
By msirtDaily Kos
Steve Harrison, who is challenging incumbent Vito Fossella in the only NYC district to consistantly send a Republican to Congress, has joined an ad hoc group of contenders to draw up their own questions for Petraeus Go below the blockquote for a few of my own questions):
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April 7, 2008
Democratic Candidates Offer Their Questions for Petraeus
By Matt StollerHuffington Post
3500 people and more than 50 Democratic congressional candidates have endorsed a Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq, a plan validated by retired Generals, national security experts, and profiled in both the Washington Post and Dailykos (and mentioned on This Week with George Stephanopoulos). This is a new power center rooted in Congress, within national security elites, and among activists that offers a responsible approach to national security in which the question is not whether the tactics of the surge are working but whether our presence in Iraq is making us more secure. I've been asking several of the Congressional candidates who endorse the plan what they would ask Petraeus were they in Congress. Here are some of their questions.
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March 29, 2008
Dem Challengers' Iraq Plan (Harrison One of Original Ten)
By Lindsay PritzlaffNBC News
One criticism of Democrats in past elections is that they have railed against President Bush on Iraq without having a plan of their own. But 38 Democratic House challengers along with four Senate contenders have decided to run on a common platform outlining a strategy of withdrawal from Iraq.
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Persevere In The Face Of Indifference
By Christopher HayesThe Nation
So at Take Back America, Burner - a former Microsoft manager from the Seattle suburbs who narrowly missed unseating a GOP incumbent in 2006 - with nine other Democratic Congressional challengers released A Responsible Plan to End the War. Developed in collaboration with retired military officers and national security professionals, the plan attracted the support of fifteen additional Democratic Senate and House challengers in the first week after it was unveiled (see ResponsiblePlan.com). Unlike the withdrawal plans offered by both Democratic presidential candidates, the Responsible Plan opposes any residual forces as well as permanent military bases.
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42 Democrats Vow a Drawdown in Iraq If They Win Seats (Steve Harrison One of Original Ten)
By Paul KaneWashington Post
More than three dozen Democratic congressional candidates banded together yesterday to promise that, if elected, they will push for legislation calling for an immediate drawdown of troops in Iraq that would leave only a security force in place to guard the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
March 19, 2008
Steve Harrison Supports The Responsible Plan
Joshing PoliticsThe incumbent in New York's 13th Congressional District does not. The "Plan" is a way for us to get out of Iraq and get out quick. Current Congressman Vito Fossella supports Bush's failed war and now it is time to kick him out of the House and put Steve Harrison in his place, so that Staten Island is truly represented in Washington next year.
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Steve Harrison and the Responsible Plan
The Daily GothamDemocratic Congressional candidates around the country - Darcy Burner, Eric Massa, Steve Harrison, Donna Edwards, and many more - are embracing the Responsible Plan, an effort to get American troops out of Iraq while preserving regional stability, United States interests and restoring American moral leadership. Every Progressive should read this document. If there is a way forward, this is it.
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Time for A Responsible Plan
The View From The Left5 years ago today the shock and awe started in Iraq. Well, I've been shocked and I've been awed at the lengths to which the Bush Administration recklessly and relentlessly have gone to strip away our Constitutional rights to pursue its agenda. But now it's time to move on (actually, it's long past time).
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March 18, 2008
Leadership on Iraq
WeatherdemA group of folks running for Congress released a plan for Iraq yesterday. Entitled "A Responsible Plan To End The War In Iraq", it starts by recognizing that helping Iraq move forward is no longer in the hands of the military. In fact, a military-led solution hasn't been viable for some time now. Maintaining our military presence in occupation fashion will not lead to a situation in which the Iraqis will be able to take complete control of their country. It also addresses examining what went wrong in the lead-up and execution of the invasion and resulting occupation. In order to not make similar mistakes in the future (ahem, Iran), we need to understand how we got to this point.
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March 17, 2008
A 'Responsible Plan' For Iraq Launches Today, Massa, Harrison On Board
The Albany Project10 Democratic challengers are today announcing a plan for Congressional action to bring an end to the Iraq War. Among these ten are New Yorkers Steve Harrison (NY-13) and Eric Massa (NY-29). The plan, which calls for no residual troops and a diplomatic "surge", will be announced formally here at the Take Back America conference in DC later today and I'll have streaming video of the event here on TAP.
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A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq
Daily KosThis afternoon at 5:30 EST, a group of eleven Democratic hopefuls to become freshman members of the House of Representatives will announce "A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq. The group includes Darcy Burner (WA-8), Larry Byrnes (FL-14), Donna Edwards (MD-4), George Fearing (WA-4), Steve Harrison (NY-13), Eric Massa (NY-), Tom Perriello (VA-), Chellie Pingree (ME-1), Jared Polis (CO-2) and Rep-elect Bill Foster (IL-).
The plan calls for a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, and details how such a withdrawal should be achieved - the group was advised by General Paul Eaton and General John Johns amongst others.
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Ending the War
Atrios"I wholeheartedly endorse this plan as a responsible and forward looking plan for ending the war in Iraq. As Burner and her colleagues correctly note, bringing our troops home is the first, but not the only step that must be taken to ensure a debacle like Iraq never happens again," said Dr. Lawrence Korb, former assistant secretary of defense in the Reagan administration.
"This plan addresses the root causes that allowed the Bush Administration to lead this country into this mess, and sets us in the right direction. I applaud their efforts on this ambitious and sound strategy. This is progressive strength on national security in action."
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Take Back America with a Responsible Plan for Iraq
Crooks and LiarsOur current Congress isn't doing it. But progressive activists aren't taking that lying down. At the Take Back America conference currently going on in Washington DC, we have asked an initial 10 progressive congressional challengers to sign on to our Responsible Plan for Iraq. The plan, which calls for no residual troops and a diplomatic "surge", will be announced formally here at the Take Back America conference in DC at 5:30 Eastern today. Brig. Gen. John Johns has also made a video supporting a Responsible Plan.
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Heart of Darkness
digbyMeanwhile, I'm off to this event. It's not on the TBA schedule, but if you happen to be here and are obsessively reading your RSS feeds, do stop by.
Ten Democratic Challengers to Issue Plan for Congressional Action to Bring Iraq War to a Responsible Close
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Take Back America Begins
MyDDI'm here at Take Back America where the opening session's highlight so far has been a rousing speech by Campaign For America's Future's Robert Borosage (Donna Edwards hasn't spoken yet...), who expressed great optimism that now is the time, the conditions are right, to finish what we started in 2006 and truly re-make our country in a progressive image.
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When Grown-Up's Talk on Iraq
McCranium.orgA Responsible Plan for Iraq will be announced tomorrow. The plan's effort was led from Washington's 8th CD challenger Darcy Burner and 9 other Demcoratic congressional challengers who teamed with top military experts in putting forward this bold "Responsible Plan for ending the War in Iraq".
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A Serious Plan to End the War in Iraq
Danger DemocratA coalition of very serious congressional democratic challengers to republican incumbents across the US has communally developed a (they say) responsible plan to end the Iraq war in 2009. Two of those challengers come from NYS. Steve Harrison (NY 13) and Eric Massa (NY 29) are part of that group.
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A Responsible Plan to Exit Iraq
Left in AlabamaThis afternoon (about 1:30 CST) at the Take Back America conference, Washington congressional candidate Darcy Burner and 9 other Democratic Congressional challengers will unveil a plan for getting the U.S. out of Iraq in a responsible way. They hope to convince a number of other challengers -- and dare we hope some incumbents -- to sign onto the plan which will become a roadmap for legislation in the next Congress. Does this remind anyone of Newt Gingrich's Contract with America? As I recall, that worked out pretty well.
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Ending the War in 2009: Eric Massa and Steve Harrison leading the way
The Daily GothamDaily Kos has been highlighting a new coalition of Democratic challengers with the stated goal of ending the Iraq war in 2009.
What interests us locally in New York State is that two members of this coalition are from New York: Steve Harrison (NY-13) and Eric Massa (NY-29).Continue reading "Ending the War in 2009: Eric Massa and Steve Harrison leading the way"
Steve Harrison joins Democratic Challenger Caucus on Iraq
NY13 BlogI have said both Recchia and Harrison have promised to make Iraq a campaign issue and Steve Harrison has really stepped up by joining the efforts of 10 Democratic challengers signed on to this.
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Progressive candidates, netroots launch Iraq plan
By Ryan GrimPolitico
As the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq nears, six Democratic congressional challengers are unveiling their plan for redeploying troops from Iraq and launching a "surge" of diplomatic pressure on and economic aid to the country. The plan will be announced at the Take Back America Conference Monday.
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Steve Harrison joins other top-tier Democratic challengers to issue "Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq"
PRESS RELEASE(Washington DC) Democratic Congressional Candidate Steve Harrison joined a group of 9 other leading Democratic Congressional challengers with large grassroots followings in issuing a detailed strategic outline called "Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq". The plan will be formally unveiled during the "Take Back America" Conference at 5:30 pm on March 17 at the Palladian room in the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington DC.
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