Mar 9, 2007: Senator Gary Hart speaks to Council for a Livable World supporters
Senator Gary Hart spoke to about 30 Council members and potential supporters at a breakfast on March 7 the Nassau Inn in Princeton, NJ. Hart spoke about the importance of a clear and cohesive national security policy for the current Congress and for presidential candidates in the upcoming 2008 elections. He also emphasized the need to integrate various policies typically separated from matters of national security, though related to it, into one consistent policy.
Mar 9, 2007: Prod Senate to withdraw troops
"There is no military solution to a problem like that in Iraq, to the insurgency of Iraq. Military action is necessary to help improve security ... but it is not sufficient." That was the message yesterday of General David Petraeus, commander of U.S. military forces in Iraq.
Mar 9, 2007: USA Today/Gallup poll (03/08/07)
Comprehensive USA Today/Gallup poll on Iraq from March 2-4, 2007 that reports that only 28% think U.S. will win in Iraq, questions on Dem. Iraq proposals.
Mar 7, 2007: Drumbeat of Iran war
"We are not planning for a war with Iran,”announced Defense Secretary Robert Gates last month, echoing the repeated denials of numerous Bush Administration officials. Yet evidence is increasingly pointing in the opposite direction.
Mar 5, 2007: New Effort to Build New Nukes
Last week, the Department of Energy announced that it has selected a design for developing the nation’s first new nuclear bomb in two decades. It is both hypocritical and counter-productive for the United States to build new nuclear weapons at the same time that it is trying to convince countries such as Iran and North Korea not to develop their own nuclear weapons.
Mar 1, 2007: Coalition of the Leaving
President Bush's "coalition of the willing" is quickly turning into a "coalition of the leaving."
Feb 28, 2007: Washington Post-ABC News poll (02/27/07)
Comprehensive Washington Post poll on Iraq from February 22-25, 2007.
Feb 23, 2007: Slowly but surely we're winning
Even before President Bush officially announced his plan to send an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq on January 10, Council for a Livable World was at the vanguard opposing this dangerous and misguided decision. With your help, we collected well over 40,000 signatures on our petitions telling Congress to oppose troop escalation in Iraq. Thousands more contacted their Senators and Representatives.
Feb 21, 2007: News
Feb 17, 2007: Council for a Livable World Condemns Senate
Council for a Livable World condemned the Senate’s refusal today to hold a substantive debate on President Bush’s effort to escalate U.S. troop levels in Iraq. The Senate voted 56-34 Saturday on a motion to invoke cloture on S. 574, which is identical to the resolution just passed in the House and expresses support for U.S. troops while criticizing President Bush’s proposal to commit an additional 21,500 combat soldiers to Iraq. The final vote fell 4 short of the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture and move past ongoing procedural obstructionism by Senate Republicans.
Feb 16, 2007: Council for a Livable World Applauds Bipartisan Condemnation of Bush
Today the House of Representatives passed a resolution opposing President Bush’s escalation of the war in Iraq while vowing to “continue to support and protect the members of the United States Armed Forces.” The final roll call was 246 – 182 with 17 Republicans breaking ranks to vote in favor and only two Democrats registering opposition.
Feb 16, 2007: Victory for de-escalation in Iraq!
Good news! The House of Representatives voted 246-182 today in favor of the Skelton-Lantos resolution (H Con Res 63) condemning President Bush’s escalation of the war in Iraq! Thank you to all of you whose calls made this success possible! Now on to the Senate! The Senate will be holding a special Saturday session tomorrow to debate the House resolution. Republicans used procedural maneuvers to block a debate last week, and they are expected to try to filibuster again tomorrow.
Feb 16, 2007: Council for a Livable World
Council for a Livable World’s PeacePAC today released its annual national security scorecard. The voting record for the 109th Congress includes 12 votes from both 2005 and 2006. The issues used for the voting record included the Iraq war, U.N. funding, a ban on space-based weapons, missile defense, nuclear reprocessing, non-proliferation programs, Iran, and the U.S.-India nuclear deal.
Feb 15, 2007: Council for a Livable World praises Senate moving forward on Iraq
The Council for a Livable World today praised Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) brave decision to move forward with Senate debate on President Bush’s escalation in Iraq despite weeks of obstructionist stalling by Senate Republicans. Debate is expected to take place Friday or Saturday.
Feb 15, 2007: Last push to support Skelton-Lantos!
Today is the last of three intense days of debate on the Skelton-Lantos resolution condemning President Bush’s escalation of the war in Iraq. Twelve Republicans have openly criticized the escalation, but as many as sixty could vote with the Democratic majority after the debate ends tonight. Your support is needed to push undecided Representatives, especially Republicans, to vote in favor of the Skelton-Lantos resolution.
Feb 12, 2007: Tell your Rep. to support Skelton-Lantos!
As we told you last Friday, the House of Representatives is set to vote at the end of this week on a resolution introduced by Missouri Representative Ike Skelton and California Representative Tom Lantos criticizing President Bush’s escalation of the war in Iraq. Please tell your Representatives to support the Skelton-Lantos resolution (H Con Res 63) opposing sending more troops to Iraq. You can call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard toll-free at 866-340-9281 and they will connect you to your Representative.
Feb 9, 2007: Iran Let's Talk, Not Attack
Recent comments from the Bush administration and media reports indicate the working group in the National Security Council focused on raising international outrage against Iran is beginning a new spin cycle.
Feb 8, 2007: House to vote on Iraq the week of February 12
The House of Representatives is expected to cast its first votes this year on Iraq the week of February 12. Debate is scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday that week, with the final vote expected on Thursday. While the final wording of the resolution is not public as yet, our sources tell us it will denounce President Bush’s plan to send more troops to Iraq.
Feb 1, 2007: The New Warner Resolution vs. The Old Warner Resolution
Two competing resolutions have now been combined into one: S.Con. Res. 7 introduced by Sen. Warner (R-VA) and co-sponsored by Nelson (D-NE), Collins (R-ME), Levin (D-MI) and Snowe (R-ME). The new resolution is also being sponsored by Biden (D-DE), the original co-sponsor of a competing resolution. Thus the major vote is expected on this position, although pro-war Republicans (and Lieberman) will offer alternatives.
Feb 1, 2007: 6 years later, Hart laments status of national security
It was six years ago when a commission led by former Colorado Sen. Gary Hart completed a report, predicting a catastrophic terrorist attack on the U.S. and calling for sweeping changes to protect the homeland. The U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century report received some attention after its release, but it got far more nearly eight months later, when the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks turned homeland security into household words. On Tuesday, Hart noted the anniversary of the report. But he did so with great lament. At a House Appropriations subcommittee, he testified that the U.S. government had adopted only a handful of the 50 recommendations.
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