Action: The Capitulation Caucus II

Published: September 11, 2007, 2:01 pm

What is The Capitulation Caucus? That's what we want to know and we need your help. So began a diary I posted earlier today, where I asked you to call your Democratic Representative to urge them to oppose the Abercrombie/Tanner bill, H.R. 3087. Here's what this bill would do: (a) Strategy Required- Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act , the President, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior military leaders, shall develop and transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for the redeployment of the Armed Forces in Iraq. [...] (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed as a recommendation by Congress that any particular contingency plan be exercised; In other words, it would do nothing. Check that. It would provide cover for Republicans so they can claim that they are doing something to end this war. At a time when Republicans are

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