MoveOn Responds to Lieberman's "No's" re: Dems' Iraq Exit Plans

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Dear MoveOn member in Connecticut,

This week Democrats in the United States Senate kick-started a long-needed debate over Iraq. Two Democratic resolutions both point to the same thing: U.S. troops need to start coming home from Iraq.

There has been a growing consensus about Iraq among Democrats nationally, in Connecticut and in Washington with one notable exception: Joe Lieberman. If you haven't yet, please get involved in the campaign of Ned Lamont by clicking on the link below. The primary is only six weeks away.

http://nedlamont.com/page/s/now

Because you live in Connecticut we wanted to make sure you knew exactly what Joe Lieberman has been up to on Iraq.

In this week's debate, Lieberman went out of his way to undermine Democratic efforts to push for a resolution to the mess in Iraq.

He was the first Democrat in the Senate to oppose both resolutions calling for an Iraq exit.

He is so helpful to Republicans that he was called upon to speak and introduced by a Republican that the Hartford Courant yesterday morning described as, "the Bush administration's chief Senate spokesman on military matters."1

Following his remarks cheering the mess in Iraq, Lieberman was praised by Republicans. Ultra-conservative Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) said that Lieberman was "incredibly articulate."

Beyond his tragic misjudgment about Iraq, this sort of collaboration between Lieberman and Republicans does one thing: it undermines all Democrats. Our democracy needs an effective counter-weight to Republican excesses. That is one important role the Democrats play. Joe Lieberman undermines that.

The Senate Democratic primary is just six weeks away. This is a critical crossroads for our country. You can play a special role as a resident of Connecticut. Please get involved.

http://nedlamont.com/page/s/now

Thanks for all you do.

–Tom, Carrie, Eli, Natalie and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Source:

1. "Lieberman Goes It Alone," The Hartford Courant, June 22, 2006.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1889&id=8110-5180434-6nqMOyDdpKfHTJ3UdOWevw&t=1

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