I wanted to give everyone an update from the campaign trail.
Tom Vilsack is in New Hampshire today and he was asked about the "troop cap" proposals that are being proposed in Washington D.C.
From the Boston Globe
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On a presidential campaign stop in New Hampshire, former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack said he disagreed with the idea of keeping troop levels in Iraq the same ...
"I don't get the capping of troops thing," Vilsack told reporters. "I would clearly begin the process of taking troops out of Iraq. This is not the time to cap and certainly is not the time to escalate."
As many know – Tom Vilsack has been a loud opponent of escalation since the President’s plan surfaced in the news. When he gave his last Condition of the State speech to the Iowa Legislature he called on them to pass a resolution opposing escalation.
That same day we launched the Vilsack Resolution, which hundreds of activists have taken to their local governments in every state. Since then we have been working hard to bring more people to call on state and local officials to do their duty and speak out against escalation.
We know that this is an important way to make it clear, communities from all over the country oppose the President’s escalation plan. So we were also happy to see that MoveOn.org, Progressive States Network, and many other grassroots groups have also begun to ask people to pass resolutions against escalation in Iraq. As you may have seen at the top of this site or you can take a look at their work here.
I will do my best to answer any questions in the comments. Also feel free to e-mail me at kthurman at tomvilsack08.com if you have any questions.
[Disclaimer: I work for the Tom Vilsack campaign. I am a long time member of DailyKos, but I wanted to make sure you know where I work now]