Because of MFSO, Sen. Boxer introduces her Iraq War resolution

On June 14th, Sen. Barbara Boxer announced that she is introducing a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq no later than the end of 2006.

Senate Joint Resolution 39 states that:

(1) United States military forces in Iraq are to be redeployed from Iraq by December 31, 2006, or earlier if practicable;

(2) nothing in this resolution prohibits the use of United States military forces from training Iraqi security forces in the region outside of Iraq; and

(3) nothing in this resolution prohibits the use of United States military forces based outside of Iraq to (A) conduct targeted and specialized counter-terrorism missions in Iraq; and (B) protect military and civilian personnel of the United States in Iraq.

When questioned by reporters about why she had decided to introduce her resolution at this time, she responded that the "tipping point" was when "military moms" from Military Families Speak Out visited her in Washington, D.C., in May of this year. She credited MFSO's impassionate plea for her to take a more active role in ending the occupation of Iraq for inspiring her to introduce her own resolution.