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Tell Congress: No More Money For Iraq
Target: U.S. House of RepresentativesSponsored by: Democrats.com
March 19 marked the 5th Anniversary of George Bush's disastrous invasion and occupation of Iraq - yet there is no end in sight.
The costs so far are staggering: over 4,000 young Americans killed, tens of thousands maimed ... estimates of 1 million Iraqi civilians killed, millions more maimed or driven abroad ... $562 billion in tax dollars stolen from our children ... $3 trillion cost to our economy through veterans care, weapons replacement, higher oil prices, and the collapsing dollar.
All that in just 5 years!
We elected a Democratic Congress in 2006 to bring our troops home. They politely sent Bush one bill after another to "change the course," but he vetoed them all.
So Democrats have just one choice left: to Just Say No to any more funds for Iraq.
The Constitution gives Congress control of the Federal checkbook. George Bush cannot spend a penny unless Congress writes him a check.
Unfortunately, Congress has written one blank check after another, now totaling $562 billion. And now George Bush wants another blank check for $102 billion. Congress is set to vote on this next week.
Sign our petition to tell your Representative: no more money for Iraq, except to bring our troops safely home.
The costs so far are staggering: over 4,000 young Americans killed, tens of thousands maimed ... estimates of 1 million Iraqi civilians killed, millions more maimed or driven abroad ... $562 billion in tax dollars stolen from our children ... $3 trillion cost to our economy through veterans care, weapons replacement, higher oil prices, and the collapsing dollar.
All that in just 5 years!
We elected a Democratic Congress in 2006 to bring our troops home. They politely sent Bush one bill after another to "change the course," but he vetoed them all.
So Democrats have just one choice left: to Just Say No to any more funds for Iraq.
The Constitution gives Congress control of the Federal checkbook. George Bush cannot spend a penny unless Congress writes him a check.
Unfortunately, Congress has written one blank check after another, now totaling $562 billion. And now George Bush wants another blank check for $102 billion. Congress is set to vote on this next week.
Sign our petition to tell your Representative: no more money for Iraq, except to bring our troops safely home.
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Isn't it about time we get sensible? While our current gov't administration continues to borrow money to pay for an Iraqi War, the people at home are suffering from inflation, lost jobs, homelessness and hunger. It's time to take action to stop this senseless war. Respectfully submitted, CDW
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OCCUPATION MUST STOP NOW! No More Money for this OCCUPATION. I KNOW it's NOT a WAR, how about you?
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Please stop the occupation/war in Iraq. This war is only for making the oil companies, their stock holders & the contractors/carpet baggers richer on the backs of our suffering American families & American troops. The war is destroying the economy & he spirit of America. There is no reason to be engaged in this Iraq war/occupation. Stop the madness by ending this war. If you truly support our troops & represent the American people, then you would BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW! Geneva & Jim Shearburn
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It's up to Congress to stop this madman.Our troops and the Iraqi people have paid a very steep price for George Bush's lies,and it's time for Congress to pull the plug.Bring our troops home!!!
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I do say No to any more funds for Iraq. As my representative I would like you to say it too. Enough is enough.
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This national nightmare was created by the unending hubris of the current administration. No more money for this disaster...end it now!
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Stop the madness of money flowing to Iraq. Stop the war .
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NO more money, No funds for Iraq, period.
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QUIT WAISTING OUR MONEY ON OTHER COUNTRIES WHEN OUR COUNTRY IS IN NEED ITSELF BRING OUR SOLDIERS HOME AND LETS WORK ON OUR OWN PROBLEMS FOR A WHILE
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The war has gone on far too long and without the consensus of the electorate, let's bring this to a conclusion without additional funding.
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This war was wrong to begin with, and now we have spent billions of dollars to kill thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. No more money for an illegal, immoral war!