Open Letter to US Sen. Sherrod Brown.

Story by Ron Hutcheson, McClatchy Newspapers
President Bush at the 20 nations summit was ask about his Iraq policy. His National Security Advisor, Stephen Hadley said, "Bush was firm in his views and in terms of the foreign policy of the country that we would be continuing that foreign policy along the same lines."

My words follow, In other words "stay the course."
These are the names of the fallen in Iraq. These brave Americans gave all for there country. They gave there life in Iraq. Nov. 7th. was a notice sent by the American people to withdraw from the occupation of Iraq. Seems Bush and his administration did not get the message.
Army Pfc Daniel Alman II, 20
Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy Brown, 21
Marine Sgt. Brian Burgess, 35
Army Staff Sgt. Richwell A. Doria, 25
Army Col. Thomas H. Felts Sr. 45
Army Spc. Justin R. Garcia,26
Marine Lance Cpl. Mario D. Gonzalez, 21
Army Sgt, Fist Class Schuyler B. Haynes, 40
Army Staff Sgt. William S. Jackson II, 29
Army Sgt. Courtland A. Kennard, 22
Army Sgt. Jang H. Kim, 20
Army Staff Sgt. Misael Martinez, 24
Army Staff Sgt. Gregory W.G. McCoy, 26
Army Spc. Mitchel T. Mutz, 23
Army Sgt. First Class Tung M. Nguyen, 38
Army Sgt. Angel De Jesus Lucio Ramirez, 22
Army Spc. Eric G. Palacious Rivera, 21
Army Sgt. First Class Rudy A. Salcido, 31
Army Capt. Rhett W. Schiller, 26
Marine Lance Cpl. Michael D. Scholl, 21
Marine Lance Cpl. Kristopher C. Warren, 19
Since 11 days have past since the elections on Nov. 7th. Democrats and Congress are both responsible for theses new lost service members in Iraq. Democrats are in the majority in the new Senate they could and should cut off funding for Iraq.
The Democrats do not have the votes to end a filler buster in the Senate but they should have already made the proposed legislation known to Republicans and the GW Bush administration. By Democrats not taking action, they are in fact not representing the will of the people in office.
Democrats should also now raise the issue of changes in the rules of the Senate to end the Filler Buster with a simple majority vote. Republicans raised this issue first when they wanted appointments of Bush's Conservative Judges confirmed by the Senate. Notice that I am no longer asking for Impeachment of Bush and Cheney. There may be room for a compromise on that issue. Any Congressman can bring up that issue in the House but if Democrats don't bring it up then Democrats should get something in return for not moving forward on that issue.

Our forces number about 147,000 now and they should be removed from the sectarian fighting which is in fact Civil war in Iraq. They could be moved North and defend the Iraqi Kurds. The Pentagon has made plans known to send another 57,000 troops to Iraq, for some the 2nd. and 3rd. tour in Iraq. Now is the time to draw the line in the sand. If the Pentagon and the Bush Administration is permitted by Congress to send in 57,000 more than they just don't get it. Part of the 147,000 should come home in a draw down of the total. I would be interested to know if Rumsfeld approved this added 57,000 troops and decided to keep that quite until after elections. Someone should ask him both if he did approve and when did he approve?