Hi (Your Friend's Name),
Please join others by signing a petition telling the President to agree to a timeline for withdrawal of American combat forces from Iraq by signing the legislation sent to him by Congress.
The United States has suffered through numerous failures in Iraq: the failure to tell the truth about why we went to war in the first place; the failure to plan for the war's aftermath; and the failure to build a stable Iraqi government.
The ultimate price has already been paid by the more than 3,200 American soldiers who have lost their lives and the nearly 24,000 wounded warriors who aren't getting the care they need. The price has been paid to tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians. The price has also been paid by the drastic undermining of America's respect throughout the world.
With your help, we can send a message to the White House: It is time to bring President Bush's misguided adventure in Iraq to a close.
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