Stop the Iraq Sellout Thursday: Call Congress Today

[babsbunny]

Stop the Iraq Sellout Thursday: Call Congress Today

On Thursday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi will force the House to approve $163 billion more of our tax dollars for the occupation of Iraq - nearly $100 billion for 2008 plus nearly $70 billion more for 2009.

We are outraged. This Democratic Congress was elected to end the occupation, not fund it forever.

On Monday, a new Democrats.com poll found an overwhelming 68% of Americans want to bring our troops safely home within 6 months - a significant increase from 54% last September. Support among Democrats increased 14% to 85%, while support among Independents increased 20% to 78%. Why is the Democratic Congress defying the will of the overwhelming majority of Democrats and Independents?

Each day's news underscores how disastrous the occupation is. April was the deadliest month for U.S. soldiers since last September. One in five Iraq and Afghanistan veterans - roughly 300,000 - report symptoms of PTSD or major depression. The V.A. covered up the fact that 12,000 veterans attempt suicide each year while under V.A. treatment. As Cindy Sheehan asked, "for what noble cause" are our sons and daughters suffering and dying?

To make matters worse, Bush continues to use our occupation of Iraq as a reason to wage a covert war against Iran that could quickly turn to a wider and even more disastrous war. We know the Iraq War "marketing" was timed for the 2002 election - if John McCain is behind in the polls, will Bush "bomb bomb Iran" as an "October Surprise" to keep Republicans in power?

On top of it all, as our economy tanks, we simply cannot afford to waste $163 billion more of our tax dollars for Iraq on top of the $562 billion we've already wasted and the $3 trillion overall cost, included tripling the price of gasoline.

It's urgent for everyone to call your Representative today with a simple message: Not One More Penny for Iraq.

This battle is not impossible. On January 16, 42 progressive Democrats voted against the last $70 billion blank check. Most Republicans oppose Pelosi's bill because it includes some domestic spending, so a large bloc of progressive Democrats can defeat it.

Call the House switchboard at 202-224-3121 or find your Representative's name and direct dial by entering your address on the right side here.

Please report the results of your call here:
http://www.democrats.com/iraq-sellout-alert-call-congress-today

Thanks for all you do!




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[NMDemDist2]

1. already done, but it was a waste of cell minutes seeing as how my rep is

Pearce (R-Oilwhore/Rubberstamp)

:shrug:

[Fireweed247]

2. And don't forget to threaten them!

If you vote for the funding, we will work as hard as we can to get you thrown out of office!
www.peacecandidates.com

Thanks for the post
:applause"

...and Where is Kucinich? He usually speaks out about these things. He has been unusually quiet lately, I am worried about him.