02/25/06 Get Troops Home With April 4 Vote, by Steve Burns
The Capital Times
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Dear Editor: So Jim Doyle is "unsure" about the "Bring Our Troops Home" referendum, which will be on the ballot in 23 Wisconsin towns and cities on April 4, and he's not even sure what he thinks about Russ Feingold's plan to withdraw troops from Iraq. "I think there are good arguments on both sides," he says. While Doyle dawdles and dithers, good men and women -- some of them from Wisconsin -- are dying.
And Doyle may be confused about what we should do in Iraq, but there's no confusion in the minds of the Iraqi people. A recent poll taken by the British Ministry of Defense found 82 percent of Iraqis polled were "strongly opposed" to the U.S. occupation, and two-thirds of Iraqis said they would actually feel safer if our military forces left their country.
If anyone questions the need for a statewide grass-roots "Troops Home" campaign, Jim Doyle just provided all the justification we need. This is a man who obviously needs to hear from his constituents. Let's all send him a clear message when the referendum comes to a vote on April 4.
To help with the Madison referendum campaign, please call 250-9240.