Here is what I just sent to my two Senators and my Congressman:
It is way past time for Congress to take action against this insane, expensive, quagmire of Iraq. We elected a Democratic Congress to stop the war, not to pass symbolic resolutions.
70% of Americans wanted our troops out of Iraq within 12 months, a year ago! It’s now a year later and not only are our troops still walking targets for a country full of religious lunatics, the President wants to escalate the war by sending even more servicepeople over.
Enough is enough. If we want to do what is best for the country, best for the Democratic Party, and even best for the suffering citizens of Iraq, it’s time to pull the plug on this illegal, unnecessary war. Let Exxon and Halliburton be happy with the $100s of billions of dollars of profit they’ve managed to score so far and tell them to shut up and go away.
Please don’t vote for toothless resolutions. Please help show the country, and your constituents, that Dems have spines and we will tell Mr Bush and Mr Cheney “No!” No more money for the war. No money for escalating. Just money to bring our brave men and women safely home now—not next year, but now.
My family and I will be watching your votes on this, the most vital issue before our nation. If you cannot bring yourself to admit that the war is lost, that there will be no winners, and that it’s time to go home, we will support someone else when primary season comes around again.
I also mentioned to Sen. Clinton that we won’t vote for her for president if she can’t take action now instead of postponing it until her assumed inauguration.
Please. Take the time to send a similar note to your Senators and Congressperson. All mine are Democrats, so I added the references to the party, you may want to threaten yours with replacing them with Dems…
Well said.
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