Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On the Feingold Iraq Redeployment Bill Moving Forward February 26, 2008 “I am pleased the Republicans agreed to allow the Senate to debate this bill which is so critical to the security of Americans. The Senate should be addressing Iraq and how our continued military involvement there is distracting us from our top national security priority of defeating the global threat presented by al Qaeda and its affiliates. The American people deserve to hear why Republicans are defending the president’s policy of keeping a massive troop presence in Iraq, when our military is strained and al Qaeda and its affiliates are gaining strength in Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere.” Feingold’s bill – S. 2633: Requires the safe redeployment of U.S. combat troops from Iraq. Requires that after 120 days, funding in Iraq be limited to the following: conducting targeted military operations against al Qaeda and its affiliates, providing security for U.S. personnel and infrastructure, training Iraqi Security Forces, providing equipment and training to U.S. troops, and continuing to redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq.

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