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Out of Iraq Votes This Week!
Two key amendments to the Defense Authorization bill that would require the withdrawal of most U.S. troops from Iraq by next spring are expected to be introduced in the Senate THIS WEEK. Please call your Senators and urge them to support the Feingold-Reid and Levin-Reed amendments!
URGENT: Oppose the New Iraq Supplemental!
Eager to send the President a spending bill on Iraq before the Memorial Day recess, Congressional Democrats dropped their insistence yesterday that the bill include a date for withdrawing American combat troops from Iraq.
URGENT: Senate Set to Vote on Iraq Withdrawal!
Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will soon introduce an amendment that would effectively end the war in Iraq. The Senate will vote on the amendment EITHER TODAY OR TOMORROW. Your support of the Feingold-Reid amendment is urgently needed!
URGENT: Iraq Vote Expected Tonight
Late last night, there was a surprise announcement that the House of Representatives will hold several important votes tonight. It is urgent that those of us who believe the U.S. should withdraw from Iraq call our Representatives THIS AFTERNOON and urge them to support legislation to end the war.
No to New Nukes and Missile Defense
In a major rebuff to the President, the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee last week cut the Bush Administration’s funding request for a new generation of nuclear weapons and for national missile defense. Both of these programs are unnecessary, expensive, and threaten the long-term security of the United States.
Support Out of Iraq Legislation
A Congressional Conference Committee agreed yesterday to a $124 billion spending bill that orders President Bush to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by October 1 and sets a goal of having most combat forces out of Iraq within six months after that. The House is set to vote on the bill Wednesday and the Senate on Thursday.
Unnecessary: The Reliable Replacement Warhead
The United States should be dismantling nuclear weapons, not building new ones. But instead, Congress will be voting soon on whether to approve the Bush Administration’s latest request to pursue a new generation of nuclear weapons. It is imperative that concerned American citizens contact their Senators and Representatives to ask them to vote “no” on funding for a new generation of nuclear weapons.
Tell us about escalation in Iraq
Help us learn more about where Senators stand on Bush’s plan for troop escalation in Iraq.
The Failure of Missile Defense
Despite the many tens of billions of dollars spent on missile defense and the flagrantly inaccurate claims by proponents of missile defense systems, after 50 years missile defense remains an experimental system that has provided the United States with very few tangible results. Moreover, despite Pentagon claims that solving missile defense problems is merely an “engineering” problem, defending against missile attacks of any range remains a complex and extremely challenging problem that the expenditure of well over $100 billion has not solved.
Renegotiate the US-India Nuclear Deal
The proposed US-India nuclear deal poses great risks for the nuclear non-proliferation framework which has limited the spread of nuclear weapons over thirty-five years. The US-India nuclear deal set a dangerous precedent and rewards India despite its refusal to take on meaningful nuclear non-proliferation commitments as have done almost all other countries.
Honor Our Troops: Out of Iraq
The U.S. invasion of Iraq was an unjustified use of military power to oust a brutal dictator, with the Bush Administration advancing as its primary justification the need to address Iraqi aspirations for nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. After no weapons of mass destruction were found after the 2003 invasion, it was clear that the Administration distorted intelligence information to justify the war.
Oppose the Bolton Nomination
John Bolton has alienated many close allies with abrasive, uncompromising, "go-it-alone" actions at the United Nations. Help us oppose Bolton's nomination by contacting your Senator and explaining why you think he's the wrong man for the job.
Talk to Iran
Like President Nixon’s bold decision to go to China at a time when confrontation seemed to be intensifying, we know that creative, farsighted diplomacy can turn even the most difficult situation around. Iran does not pose an imminent threat to US security and we should exhaust every possible diplomatic means. As Military Leaders and Diplomats have urged, the situation must be resolved through diplomacy, not military action.
Reprocessing Increases the Chances of Nuclear Terrorism
Reversing a thirty-year practice of not separating nuclear bomb-grade material from nuclear waste due to cost and proliferation concerns, the Bush Administration's effort to reprocess nuclear waste weakens nuclear non-proliferation efforts to stop other countries from engaging in this practice and would make available material to terrorists seeking to acquire nuclear weapons.
North Korea
Frustrated by North Korea’s refusal to rejoin the Six Party Talks and the recent missile tests, the United States is considering imposing additional sanctions on North Korea, but has not outlined a viable strategy to deal with North Korea’s growing nuclear weapons program.
