March 15, 2006 at 16:10:49

Harman vs. Winograd, Tough Choice?

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And what would Marcy do if we send her to Congress?

"As a congresswoman, Marcy would immediately join the 'Out of Iraq' caucus in Congress, vote to defund the war, and lobby to spend the war billions on social programs for education, health care, housing and the environment. 'The best intelligence, the most effective defense against terrorism,' says Winograd, 'is to craft a sound foreign policy and build strong social networks that unite, rather than divide, the world community. Pre-emptive wars that kill and maim thousands of innocent Americans and Iraqis will only create more terrorists and undermine our security. It is time for a new vision and a new leader in the 36th Congressional District.'...

"Marcy supports immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq, cessation of air strikes over Iraq, an end to no-bid reconstruction contracts for war profiteers, no permanent US military bases in Iraq, war reparations so that Iraqis can reconstruct their own country, and diplomatic efforts to involve regional Arab stakeholders in fostering peace and unity in Iraq. Marcy calls for an end to Bush's first-strike pre-emptive nuclear war policy, secret detentions, suspension of due process and torture, and illegal wiretaps of Americans. Winograd rejects pre-emptive war on Iran, while vigorously supporting renewed Israeli/Arab peace talks aimed at establishing a Geneva Accord two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. Winograd believes the United States should join the International Criminal Court to underscore the importance of the rule of law to prosecute international terrorists before a world community -- and believes Congress should, as Congressman John Conyers suggests, pass a unified security budget that integrates and balances the importance of preventing the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons with beefing up homeland security (ports, other transportation centers) and creating international goodwill through a renewed commitment to fight poverty, AIDS, and illiteracy both at home and abroad."

Not bad, huh? If Democrats want to end this war (and they do) they will need to replace every Harman in Washington with a Winograd.

Marcy does not include in her statements anything about holding Bush and Cheney accountable for their crimes. We'll need to lobby her on that, and doing so will help her win. But Harman is a collaborator in and a defender of the crimes of the current regime. She has no place in a democratic government. Send her home!

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David Swanson is the author of the upcoming book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union" by Seven Stories Press and of the introduction to "The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. (more...)

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