Feingold calls for troops to be out of Iraq by end of 2006

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http://www.jsonline.com/news/nat/aug05/349017.asp

Feingold proposing target 'end date' for withdrawal

By CRAIG GILBERT

WASHINGTON - Stepping up his criticism of U.S. policy in Iraq, Sen. Russ Feingold has begun calling for an end-of-2006 deadline for the completed pullout of American troops. Feingold said he was proposing a target “end date” for withdrawal because “I think what we’re doing now is feeding the insurgency.”

Feingold’s position goes beyond what virtually any other senator has explicitly proposed for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. The Democrat said he was also trying to break what he called a “taboo” in the Senate on the discussion of specific dates for bringing troops home. He said lawmakers, especially Democrats, need to be less “timid” on the subject.

Feingold offered a resolution in June calling on President Bush to provide a timetable for withdrawal, but the measure was silent about deadlines. A proposed House resolution calls for a start date of October 2006 for withdrawal, but it has not gained wide backing.

“The situation is becoming more and more untenable because of a lack of a clear plan to finish the task and leave,” said Feingold in a telephone interview while he traveled between listening sessions in northern Wisconsin.

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1. Finally.

I could enjoy a little less timidity.

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2. I call for troops to be out of Iraq by end of August 2005

Though I do appreciate Feingold doing this.