Tell President Bush: Dont Veto Iraq Bill

Apr 2, 2007

Dear Friend,

An Iraqi journalist, speaking in English, recently asked Senator John McCain (R-AZ) at a press conference during his visit to Baghdad: "I just read on the Internet that you said there are areas in Baghdad that you can walk around freely?" "I just came from one," McCain replied. "Yeah, and which area would that be?" the journalist retorted.

Despite Senator McCain’s cheery description – a reminder of how true believers can continue to conjure up fantasy scenarios – the war in Iraq continues to be a disaster for both the United States and Iraq.

In the last two weeks, both the Senate and the House of Representatives passed legislation calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Proving once again that he has no regard for the clear will of Congress and the American people, President Bush immediately announced that he would veto this legislation.

Please tell the President to agree to a timeline for withdrawal of American combat forces from Iraq by signing the legislation sent to him by Congress.

While many people feel that the neither version of the Supplemental Appropriations legislation goes far enough to end the war, these bills represent a significant step toward ending the war. It took 15 years and more than 58,000 American deaths before Congress stepped in to pull the plug on the disastrous Vietnam War. Congress has now taken action after four years of the War in Iraq because the American people have had enough.

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.

Please tell the President to agree to a timeline for withdrawal of American combat forces from Iraq.

There’s not much time left. A bill could go to the President’s desk in the next two weeks. Please make your voice heard.

Sincerely,

John Isaacs and Guy Stevens

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