Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq

These videos are really quite stunning. Rep. Dave Reichert's jokes about Hillary Clinton dying are just the latest in a career of using sexist slurs and innuendo to deny women full equality.

McCain is displaying the same plan as a candidate for Miss America to bring about World Peace -- he hopes that if he says it, it will happen, but more importantly, it might increase his chances to wear the crown.

The list of failures that led us into this war is long, but at the top is a failure to lead -- not just by the administration but by both parties in Congress.

No matter what happens in Iraq, the Bush administration and John McCain always have an answer: 6 more months.

I've been asking several of the Congressional candidates who endorse the Responsible Plan to end the War what they would ask Petraeus were they in Congress. Here are some of their questions.

For too long the debate over Iraq has been limited to military solutions when in fact the only viable solution hinges on diplomacy, including ending the humanitarian and economic crisis in the region.

Recent polls have shown McCain topping both Clinton and Obama as the candidate voters see as most capable of dealing with the war in Iraq. What accounts for such a major disconnect?

It has been obvious for a long time that our presence in Iraq is making things worse, and that it is not a false choice between supporting the troops and ending the war.

Less publicized than the 4,000 U.S. soldiers who have now been killed in Iraq is the fact that 97% of American casualties have occurred since President Bush declared "mission accomplished."

It's not enough to wait for a new president to lead us out of way. We must start today to bring our troops home.

Maybe this five-year date will jog the media out of its Iraq-fatigue, and force them to confront what is happening, and report on it.

The Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq goes well beyond ending military activity in Iraq -- it will begin to repair the damage the war has done to our economy, our society and our standing in the world.