Subject: FW: Call Congress Wed.: No New War Spending! Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 07:49:50 -0600 Message-ID: <B14120EE5C432443B21102F7925DAD0201420400@COKE.uwec.edu> From: "Grossman, Zoltan C." <GROSSMZC@uwec.edu>
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Subject: Call Congress Wed.: No New War Spending!
ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
http://www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545
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REMINDER: NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY TO OPPOSE WAR SPENDING
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2005
$80 BILLION MORE FOR THE IRAQ WAR?
NO WAY! BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW
Contact your member of Congress: no new war spending!
Congressional Switchboard 202-224-3121 (9-5 EST)
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This week George W. Bush submitted his 2006 budget request to Congress:
a $2.5 trillion statement about the administration's plan to slash
social programs while increasing military spending. Yet not a single
dime of his FY 2006 budget is earmarked for Iraq. Instead, those costs
will be hidden from the American people in the form of an $80 billion
emergency supplemental request to Congress later this week. The
President's fourth supplemental spending request for the Iraq war will
add $80 billion to the more than $151 billion already appropriated.
When President Bush submitted his 2006 budget to Congress on Monday he
said, "The taxpayers of America don't want us spending our money into
something that's not achieving results." We couldn't agree more. The
people of U.S. can't allow Congress to pour more money to "stay the
course" of a tragic, failed war.
The U.S. peace movement and its allies have created tremendous openings
in the debate on bringing the troops home over the past two weeks. 55
percent of the U.S. public feels that the war was not worth it,
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey introduced an important resolution calling on
the U.S. to start withdrawal from Iraq, and Senator Ted Kennedy is
raising critical questions about the need to bring the troops home.
Our task now is to get ahead of the curve and send an early and clear
message to Congress that their constituents will be monitoring them
throughout the $80 billion debate over the future of the Iraq war. Tell
your Member of Congress on Wednesday that not one more dime should go to
waging war in Iraq. Instead, the U.S. must end the occupation, bring our
troops home, and support Iraqi sovereignty. It is time for us to demand
that the Administration and Congress stop perpetuating the cycle of
violence in Iraq, stop sending so many soldiers and civilians to their
graves, and stop diverting precious resources that could be used to
rebuild Iraq and fund critical domestic needs.
Congress is expected to ultimately vote on Bush's Iraq supplemental in
late March or early April. UFPJ will continue to send updates and action
alerts as the debate unfolds.
TAKE ACTION ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9!
. Call, write, or fax your Member of Congress! Call the Capitol
switchboard and ask to be connected with your Senators and
Representatives, 202-224-3121 (9-5 EST). We want to flood Congressional
offices with calls from every district in the nation. See below for
talking points.
TALKING POINTS
Tell your members of Congress that when they receive Bush's $80 billion
supplemental appropriation request they should:
1. Oppose new funds: Congress should halt new funds for U.S. military
operations in Iraq. Any new funds should be allocated solely for troop
withdrawal and interim troop protection.
2. End the occupation: Halt U.S. military actions immediately, shift
U.S. troops immediately to the borders of Iraq, declare intention to
begin full withdrawal of troops, and leave no U.S. bases behind. Support
the Woolsey (D-CA) resolution calling on the President to begin the
immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
3. Support Iraqi sovereignty: Give Iraqis full control over
reconstruction funds, Iraqi ministries and government, and new police
and security forces. Terminate contracts with U.S. companies and turn
projects over to Iraqis, and provide transparent accounting of all U.S.
contracts.
4. Stabilize Iraq: Commit to long-term U.S. financial support for
Iraqi-led reconstruction and allow the UN and other international
agencies to support Iraq democracy free from U.S. intervention, and if
the Iraqis want that assistance.
5. Provide real support for our troops: End the "stop-loss" policies
that keep troops on active duty far beyond their contracts, and
overextend the Reserves and National Guard. Provide thorough
psychological counseling, health care, and benefits to returning Iraq
war veterans and their families. Bring our troops home!
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UFPJ 2nd NATIONAL ASSEMBLY * Feb 19-21, St. Louis
Anti-war strategy & planning meeting
Register now: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/assembly
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SATURDAY, MARCH 19: GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST
ON THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQ WAR
* End the War * Bring the Troops Home Now * Rebuild Our Communities *
Visit http://www.unitedforpeace.org for more information and to endorse
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