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!