Fw: Demand that Dems hold Bush in contempt of Congress

July 13, 2005

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> Well, the Bush Administration's deadline to produce benchmarks for the

> situation in Iraq passed yesterday. Think Progress notes :

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> It turns out the administration is willing to do just about anything

> including violate the law to avoid giving Americans a detailed picture of

> conditions on the ground in Iraq. A Pentagon spokesperson told me today

> that those Iraq indicators have been delayed and that there is currently

> no specific date set for their release.

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> We're more than two years into this thing and still don't have any way to

> judge the success or failure of the Bush Administration's execution of the

> war. Now that their irresponsibility has legal repercussions, I suggest

> everyone contact the ranking members of the Defense Appropriations

> Subcommittees and ask them to demand that Donald Rumsfeld be held in

> contempt of Congress :

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> Sen. Daniel Inouye

> 202-224-3934

> 202-224-6747 (fax)

> Senator_Inouye

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> Rep. John Murtha

> 202-225-2065

> 202-225-5709 (fax)

> murtha

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> Be nice. These are the ranking members, not the committee chairs. We all

> know that contacting a GOP leader and asking them to hold the Bush

> Administration accountable for anything is a waste of time. Hopefully

> these leaders from the " opposition party " will lead this fight in their

> respective houses.

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