I have to ask this question of Kossacks, and no, this is no "tongue in cheek" rhetorical question. I want you to look at yourselves long and hard, and really think about this. Are you committed, personally to ending this war? Are you committed personally to getting all of our troops out of the country that does not want us there, ending our illegal occupation and returning to a foriegn policy of diplomacy to resolve conflicts?
If you are, and you are supporting any of the three candidates that the MSM has told us are the only viable candidates, then it is time to re-evaluate your primary choice.
I don't like to tear down democratic candidates, but we have to be serious here. The top three candidates all have said that they will keep some troops in Iraq for at least another 5 years. Are they serious?
If they are, are you still willing to support them?
I got an email from Bill Richardson yesterday:
Dear Cara,
Last night, in the MSNBC debate, Tim Russert asked this simple question: if you were President, would you pledge to have all the troops out of Iraq by 2013?
Hillary Clinton said no. Barack Obama said no. And John Edwards said no. Then, all three refused to pledge to remove all of our troops and end the war. All three made it clear they would be willing to leave troops in Iraq for at least another 5 years. That's another 5 years of American soldiers dying.
I am the only major candidate in this race who is committed to getting every soldier out of Iraq STARTING IMMEDIATELY, and getting them all out safely and quickly within a year. No ifs, ands, or buts.
You can't have it both ways. If you leave troops in place, you aren't ending the war -- you're leaving American men and women in harm's way.
84% of Democrats want to end the war now, and bring every soldier home. Congress is out of touch with America -- and so are the other candidates.
They change the mission and leave troops in Iraq. I end the war and get all the troops out. It is a simple question: do you want a candidate that will end the war?
Please stand with me, and help me get our message out by making a contribution now. We are in the majority -- and we must be heard!
Sincerely,
Governor Bill Richardson
P.S. Please give today, to beat the quarterly deadline. We'll put your gift to work immediately combating the kind of double-talk you heard from the other candidates last night.
IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT ENDING THE WAR, IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT SUPPORTING A PEACE CANDIDATE, THEN I CHALLENGE YOU TO SUPPORT BILL RICHARDSON AND CONTRIBUTING TO HIS CAMPAIGN, AND YOU CAN DO THAT BY CLICKING HERE
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