Barbara Boxer on why she voted AGAINST the Iraqi Funding Bill

[chknltl]

(I cut the ENTIRE form letter and pasted it here. I am a newbie with computers so if I am breaching internet or DU protocols by doing this...well go ahead and holler at me for it. Barbara Boxer's words are what is important here...she is a hero to me...she is still standing and fighting for WE THE PEOPLE and I support her for doing this.)


From: "Barbara Boxer" <[email protected]>
Subject: Why I voted "No"
Date: Fri, May 25, 2007 1:58 pm
To: Ryan D******

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Dear Ryan,

Yesterday, I voted "No" on the Iraq war funding bill. I want to
share with you the remarks I made on the Senate floor.

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In March and in April I voted for emergency spending legislation
that would have fully funded our troops in Iraq, but also
changed their mission to a sound one. That mission would have
taken our troops out of the middle of a civil war, and put them
into a support role, training Iraqi soldiers and police,
fighting al Qaeda, and protecting our troops.

The President will not agree to that.

As a matter of fact, the President won't agree to any change in
strategy in Iraq, and that is more than a shame for the American
people; it is a tragedy.

It doesn't seem to matter how many Americans die in Iraq, how
many funerals we have here at home, or what the American people
think. The President won't budge.

This new bill on Iraq keeps the status quo. With a few frills
around the outside, a few reports, a few words about benchmarks.
While our troops die.

I understand why this particular legislation is before us today.
It's because this President wants to continue his one man show
in Iraq. The President doesn't respect this Congress or the
American people when it comes to Iraq. He wants to brush us all
off like some annoying spot on his jacket.

We have lost 3,427 American soldiers in Iraq. Of those, 731
(21%) have been from California or based in California. There
are 25,549 American soldiers wounded.

And today, after several days of worrying and praying, we
received the tragic news of the death of Private Joseph J.
Anzack JR., 20 years old, of Torrance, California, who was
abducted during a deadly ambush south of Baghdad almost two
weeks ago.

One member of his platoon, Spc. Daniel Seitz, summed it up this
way to the Associated Press: "It just angers me that it's just
another friend I've got to lose and deal with, because I've
already lost 13 friends since I've been here, and I don't know
if I can take any more of this."

And he shouldn't have to. But with this bill, he will.

The first half of this year has already been deadlier than any
six-month period since the war began more than four years ago.

In this month alone, 83 U.S. Service members have already been
killed in Iraq.

Let me be clear, there are many things in this bill that I
strongly support--many provisions that I actually fought for,
for our troops, for our veterans, for our farmers, and for the
victims of Hurricane Katrina--but I must take a stand against
this Iraq war, and therefore I will vote no on this emergency
spending bill.
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Together, we will end this war. We may not have won yesterday's
vote, and I'm very disappointed that we didn't, but with your
help, that day is coming soon.

In Friendship,

Barbara Boxer
U.S. Senator

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[CrispyQ]

1. Way to say it Senator!!

"I understand why this particular legislation is before us today.
It's because this President wants to continue his one man show
in Iraq. The President doesn't respect this Congress or the
American people when it comes to Iraq. He wants to brush us all
off like some annoying spot on his jacket."

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I think I will forward this to my representative who voted for the funding & will be running for senate in '08.

[chknltl]

2. kicked

[Hersheygirl]

3. She is one Great Lady.

I am writing to my senators and will include her comments. She has more "balls" so to speak, than they do. Perhaps what we have to do is just keep shaming them.:spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:

[chknltl]

4. Yep she has balls and possibly more:

: INTEGRETY
Recently those Dems that I have come to love and respect have been mysteriously doing a 180 on their votes. Patty Murry, (D Wa.) for example. She has recently begun voting with the repugs on issues which favor Big Business yet I see no mention of these votes in her weekly newsletters I get from her. Recently she led the charge down in Olympia to squelch any legislation to impeach bush or cheney. Then she voted to support the Pharmaceutical industry over the folks who would purchase their prescription drugs at a much cheaper rate from companies outside our own borders.... I have not looked but I suspect she has her name on this same Bill Barbara Boxer refused to sign. I can easily imagine that $$ has changed her viewpoint and votes here but I have no proof of this of course. I am deeply saddened by her change of attitude here...she has fought so hard for us vets in my state and the farmers and our ports and etc. Now this.... She is but one of many Dems I am now concerned about. Should she run unopposed I'll hold my nose and vote for her again BUT should someone run against her I will actively support this person and point out Senator Murry's voting record to all I can reach!

[Vidar]

5. Way to go, Barbara!