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Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006

*To My Conservative Brothers and Sisters,*

I know you are dismayed and disheartened at the results of last week's
election. You're worried that the country is heading toward a very bad place
you don't want it to go. Your 12-year Republican Revolution has ended with
so much yet to do, so many promises left unfulfilled. You are in a funk, and
I understand.

advise the American people and the Congress that we’re going to begin a withdrawal next month, December of this year, and we'll have all Americans out of Iraq by June of next year. That's about a six-month span. 

Out of Iraq or More Troops? A Debate on Withdrawal with Fmr. Senator George McGovern, Congressman Dennis Kucinich and AEI's Joshua Muravchik

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

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As leading Democrats call on President Bush to soon begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq some Republicans are calling on more troops to be deployed. We host a debate on the issue with former Democratic presidential candidate and South Dakota senator, George McGovern, Ohio Congressmember Dennis Kucinich and the American Enterprise Institute's Joshua Muravchik. [includes rush transcript - partial]

 

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The military's top commander in the Middle East, General John Abizaid, is heading to Capitol Hill today to testify about the war in Iraq. Abizaid's testimony before the Senate Committee on Armed Services comes a week after the Democrats swept to power. Leading Democrats are now calling for President Bush to soon begin withdrawing troops.

On Sunday, Senator Carl Levin said a phased redeployment of forces from Iraq should begin in four to six months. Levin is set to become the chair of the Committee on Armed Services. However President Bush has dismissed the calls.

On Monday he met with James Baker and other advisers from the Iraq Study Group. Bush has given little indication over what was said at the meeting but he has rejected calls for setting a timetable for withdrawing troops.

 

• President Bush: "General Pete Pace is leading investigations within the Pentagon as to how to reach our goal, which is success, a government which can sustain, govern, and defend itself, and will serve as an ally in this war on terror. I believe it is very important, though, for people making suggestions to recognize that the best military options depend upon the conditions on the ground."

   

Meanwhile some Republicans are calling on President Bush to send more troops to Iraq. The leading proponent of this idea is Senator John McCain, who will become the ranking member on the Armed Services Committee next year. On Sunday he spoke with Tim Russert on Meet the Press.

 

• Sen. John McCain (R - AZ): "The question is, what's the solution. And I believe that a withdrawal, or a date for withdrawal, will lead to chaos in the region. And most military experts think the same thing. I believe that there are a lot of things we can do to salvage this, but they all require the presence of additional troops."

   

The Congressional Progressive Caucus is also planning to meet to address the situation in Iraq. Addressing them on Thursday will be former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate George McGovern.

We host a debate on troops on U.S. troops in Iraq with three guests:

 

• George McGovern, former South Dakota Senator and Democratic presidential candidate. He was a leading opponent of the Vietnam War. McGovern has co-authored a new book titled "Out of Iraq: A Practical Plan for Withdrawal Now."
• Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D - OH), of Ohio. He is a member of the Out of Iraq Congressional Working Group and is set to become the Chair of the Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations.
• Joshua Muravchik, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. His most recent book is "The Future of the United Nations: Understanding the Past to Chart a Way Forward."

AMY GOODMAN: Bush has given little indication over what was said at the meeting, but he has rejected calls for setting a timetable for withdrawing troops. 

the neocons fear, Mr. Gates and Mr. Baker are back winking at dictators. Already they’re talking about cozying up to the evil leaders of Iran and Syria and perhaps dreaming of more concessions to the Palestinians. (Israel and its supporters among Christian evangelicals are having conniptions.)

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stephen shore

Stephen Shore was interested in photography from an early age. Self-taught, he received a photographic darkroom kit at age six. He began to use a 35mm camera three years later and made his first color photographs. At ten he received a copy of Walker Evans's book, American Photographs, which influenced him greatly. At age seventeen Shore met Andy Warhol and began to frequent Warhol's studio, the Factory, photographing Warhol and the creative people that surrounded him. In 1972 Shore embarked on a series of cross-country trips and "on the road" photographs of the American landscape.

Among the first to work almost exclusively in color, Shore, in 1971, became the first living photographer to have a one-person show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

For more information on Stephen Shore, please visit the 303 Gallery web site.

http://www.303gallery.com/artists/shore/index.html

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