Feingold amendment to bring the troops home from Iraq
On April 27, 2006, Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) introduced an amendment to the "emergency supplemental appropriations bill that requires the redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq by December 31st, 2006." [1]
- Read the amendment: 109th Congress, 2nd Session, Amendment No. 3680 to H.R. 3949.
In August 2005, Feingold was "the first Senator to announce a target date for withdrawal when he suggested U.S. troops leave Iraq by the end of 2006. The emergency supplemental, which is currently being considered in the Senate, includes funding for ongoing military operations in Iraq." [2]
In June 2005, Feingold "became the first U.S. Senator to offer a resolution calling on the President to offer a flexible timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. When the President failed to provide any suggestion of when U.S. forces would redeploy, Feingold jumpstarted the issue by suggesting the end of 2006 as a target date. In November 2005, 40 Senators voted in support of an amendment including language crafted by Feingold that called for a flexible timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq." [3]
Related SourceWatch Resources
External links
- Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On the Amendment Calling for a Military Timetable For Completing the Mission in Iraq, As Read From the U.S. Senate Floor, November 14, 2005.
- Press Release: "Feingold Amendment Calls for U.S. Troop Redeployment from Iraq by December 31st 2006," Office of Senator Russell Feingold, April 27, 2006.
- John Nichols, "Bring the Troops Home Amendment," The Nation, April 27, 2006.
