Magnum on Cut and Run

Dave Magnum, candidate for the 2nd Congressional District, had to leave the Sauk/Columbia County Lincoln Day Dinner a little early last night. The media was asking for comment on the "cut and run" referendums taking place around the state.

He was kind enough to share his statement with me last night. Here's an excerpt:

Before you vote, please consider a point that keeps me up at night:

Imagine leaving Iraq and Afghanistan to the men who have undoubtedly made lists of the women who trusted America enough to stand up and rise from the despair of being treated in many cases as mere possessions or dogs to be kicked. What would happen to them? What would happen to those women who actually stood as candidates; some now leaders of men?

Based on the torture already documented in these countries, we don’t have to wonder. My stomach sickens when I think about the horrors that would be inflicted upon them. Stories of these atrocities would be promoted by men intent on maintaining superiority from one generation to the next.

Our soldiers are reporting that it is brave Iraqi and Afghan women who are whispering in their ears to identify insurgents along with the desperate plea that we not abandon them. Have those who are promoting these immediate withdrawal referendums, such as my opponent for Congress, stopped to think about the horror that faces these women if we cut and run? I hope you will.

I was raised on the principle that failing to keep a promise is unacceptable. As the world’s best hope for freedom, we must keep our word. Because a man, woman or nation without integrity is a hollow and fragile vessel easily tipped and shattered.

DAVE MAGNUM
Candidate for Wisconsin’s Second Congressional District

Hear, hear. There's more at stake this April 4 than a few local elections. Don't forget to vote.