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 'Families for the Fallen' may be onto something, they lost a son, and
  know that "staying the course" is not a real option.  Instead they want the same
  thing the rest of American and Iraq wants.  A phased withdrawal beginning
  soon.  It is only common sense.  tmf

By Mary McCarty  Staff Writer

Paul Schroeder and Rosemary Palmer ...
co-founded "Families of the Fallen for Change," a nonpartisan group calling for gradual withdrawal of troops from Iraq. "The president's strategy is no strategy — it's open-ended — and we can't support that one bit," Schroeder said. "But an immediate withdrawal poses real dangers for our troops and regional stability."

The couple is bringing their message to Dayton this weekend, including a speech at 7 p.m. tonight at Aldersgate United Methodist Church at 5464 Old Troy Pike in Huber Heights. Coincidentally, Schroeder appears a short time earlier on a taped segment of the CBS Evening News.

The couple says their proposal for ending the war is unique because it's bipartisan and goes beyond purely military solutions. In a nutshell, they're calling for the United States to announce its intention to withdraw, as well as to disavow any interest in permanent military bases in Iraq. Then the United Nations or the League of Arab States could be brought in as an international broker for negotiations between coalition forces and all Iraqi parties with the exception of al-Qaida.
http://www.fofchange.org/.)

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