[PAA-Discuss] House Votes to Ban Permanent Bases in Iraq

[Sarah Gonzales]

 From Janet Sexton - amazing and progressive candidate who ran in  
Pasadena. I do hope she'll run again

Finally... some good news??

Begin forwarded message:

> House Votes to Ban Permanent Bases in Iraq
>     The Gavel
>     Wednesday 25 July 2007
>
> "The Democratic Congress will go on record - every day if necessary  
> - to register a judgment in opposition to the course of action that  
> the President is taking in Iraq. The Democratic Congress will go on  
> record - every day if necessary - to fight for a redeployment of  
> our forces as the central element of a New Direction strategy for  
> Iraq." - Speaker Pelosi, 7/25/07
>     Today, the House passed H.R. 2929, Banning Permanent U.S. Bases  
> in Iraq. This bill states that it is the policy of the United  
> States not to establish any military installation or base for the  
> purpose of providing a permanent stationing of United States Armed  
> Forces in Iraq. It also states that it is the policy of the United  
> States not to exercise U.S. control of the oil resources of Iraq.  
> The measure bars the use of any funds provided by any law from  
> being used to carry out any policy that contradicts these  
> statements of policy.
>
>     While the Bush Administration has indicated it would not seek  
> permanent bases in Iraq, Administration officials have recently  
> remarked that the President envisioned a continued military  
> presence in Iraq similar to our presence in Korea, where U.S.  
> forces have been stationed for more than 50 years. Speaker Pelosi  
> explained that "today's vote can again make clear to the President,  
> to the Administration, to the American people, to the people in the  
> Middle East, to the people in Iraq - that the American people are  
> opposed to a permanent military presence in Iraq."