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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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# 11,750:
8:09 am PDT, May 31,
Cindy Bartlett, California
# 11,749:
7:42 pm PDT, May 30,
Aleasha Casaretto, Texas
March 19 marked the 5th Anniversary of George Bush's disastrous invasion and occupation of Iraq - yet there is no end in sight.
March 19 marked the 5th Anniversary of George Bush's disastrous invasion and occupation of Iraq - yet there is no end in sight.
# 11,748:
8:37 am PDT, May 30,
Bud Mcallister, Connecticut
# 11,747:
8:19 am PDT, May 30,
Alan Paradis, Connecticut
# 11,746:
1:23 am PDT, May 29,
Thomas Jones, New York
# 11,745:
2:46 pm PDT, May 28,
Amy Bachman, Iowa
# 11,744:
12:44 pm PDT, May 28,
Avak Norbert Kirchner, Germany
# 11,743:
7:53 pm PDT, May 27,
Danielle LeBoeuf, Florida
Enough is enough you're hurting good honest Americans!
Enough is enough you're hurting good honest Americans!
# 11,742:
7:45 am PDT, May 27,
Lois Frescura, Michigan
# 11,741:
4:23 pm PDT, May 26,
MEGAN MASKA, Pennsylvania
# 11,740:
1:50 pm PDT, May 26,
Emilio Verdugo, California
I urge you to join other representatives in refusing to allow this rogue administration to continue this endless campaign that offers no credible solution beyond permanent occupation. He got us into this mess, along with the consent of congress. You now have the rationale and political position to start demanding conditions upon the money going to this effort rather than a blank check. We need to have set goals to extract ourselves from this mess before it drains the treasury and continues to waste the blood of American service personnel.
I urge you to join other representatives in refusing to allow this rogue administration to continue this endless campaign that offers no credible solution beyond permanent occupation. He got us into this mess, along with the consent of congress. You now have the rationale and political position to start demanding conditions upon the money going to this effort rather than a blank check. We need to have set goals to extract ourselves from this mess before it drains the treasury and continues to waste the blood of American service personnel.
# 11,739:
4:12 pm PDT, May 25,
Amanda Derocili, Texas
stop wiping other countries asses. we need to focus on ourselves. we have enough problems already!!
stop wiping other countries asses. we need to focus on ourselves. we have enough problems already!!
# 11,738:
3:39 pm PDT, May 25,
Joan Alexander, Florida
Please don't permit Mr. Bush to bankrupt our country for the Iraq war! We have so many immediate issues in our own country to tend to, such as the homeless, uninsured, and mortgage crisis - not to mention the largest national deficit ever! Let's start taking care of our own people!!!
Please don't permit Mr. Bush to bankrupt our country for the Iraq war! We have so many immediate issues in our own country to tend to, such as the homeless, uninsured, and mortgage crisis - not to mention the largest national deficit ever! Let's start taking care of our own people!!!
# 11,737:
11:14 pm PDT, May 24,
Tierfreunde Gr Katerini, Greece
# 11,736:
9:12 pm PDT, May 24,
Laurenis Gil, Venezuela
just think that you could have born on Irak or Africa or China..... think that you could be in their shoes.... dying, with hungry, and without family. We don't have any right to take their right for enjoy the things that we have too. Please!!! think that there are children, youth, mothers and fathers. WE ARE ALL THE SAME
just think that you could have born on Irak or Africa or China..... think that you could be in their shoes.... dying, with hungry, and without family. We don't have any right to take their right for enjoy the things that we have too. Please!!! think that there are children, youth, mothers and fathers. WE ARE ALL THE SAME
# 11,735:
4:45 pm PDT, May 24,
Lacey Kleinsasser, Canada
# 11,734:
4:23 pm PDT, May 24,
LISA KENT, Pennsylvania
BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW
BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW
# 11,733:
1:20 pm PDT, May 24,
Irena Nikoloska, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of
# 11,732:
7:30 pm PDT, May 23,
Name not displayed, Oregon
# 11,731:
2:33 pm PDT, May 23,
Sibyl Lamb, Washington
# 11,730:
2:18 pm PDT, May 22,
Name not displayed, Puerto Rico
el dinero del estado es para asuntos concernientes ala necesidad de sus habitantes mejorar el medio ambiente y buscar alternativas favorables al medio ambiente par mejorar la calidad de vida de los seres humanos.El dinero que se invierte en esta guerra que no nos concierne es dinero que se puede invertir para solucionar problemas en el medio ambiente ,pobreza,economia y control de animales . Las conquistas el periodo de colonizar ya paso cada gobierno tiene lo suyo respetemos si queremos ser respetados. Que les prace alo ssenadores ,representantesy presidente que los EU sean invadidos por tropas iraquies u otra nacion porque le gustan sus tierras o los recursos como se sentirian por que su patria ests destruida y sus ciudadanos estan perdiendo sus posesiones piensen par qu e tomen accion
el dinero del estado es para asuntos concernientes ala necesidad de sus habitantes mejorar el medio ambiente y buscar alternativas favorables al medio ambiente par mejorar la calidad de vida de los seres humanos.El dinero que se invierte en esta guerra que no nos concierne es dinero que se puede invertir para solucionar problemas en el medio ambiente ,pobreza,economia y control de animales . Las conquistas el periodo de colonizar ya paso cada gobierno tiene lo suyo respetemos si queremos ser respetados. Que les prace alo ssenadores ,representantesy presidente que los EU sean invadidos por tropas iraquies u otra nacion porque le gustan sus tierras o los recursos como se sentirian por que su patria ests destruida y sus ciudadanos estan perdiendo sus posesiones piensen par qu e tomen accion
# 11,729:
12:59 am PDT, May 22,
VICTORIA BiNCHI, Illinois
# 11,728:
9:30 pm PDT, May 21,
Darcy Butts, Iowa
# 11,727:
7:55 pm PDT, May 21,
Jacolin Schultz, Wisconsin
# 11,726:
3:50 pm PDT, May 21,
Adrienne Dearden, Kansas
# 11,725:
6:15 pm PDT, May 20,
Joe Tobia, New York
# 11,724:
6:14 pm PDT, May 20,
Jeff Fischman, New Jersey
# 11,723:
6:13 pm PDT, May 20,
Yariv Leers, New York
# 11,722:
6:11 pm PDT, May 20,
Mike Pert, New York
# 11,721:
6:11 pm PDT, May 20,
Arline Wrecker, New York
# 11,720:
6:10 pm PDT, May 20,
Eric Waxman, Pennsylvania
# 11,719:
6:08 pm PDT, May 20,
Howard Birnbaum, New York
# 11,718:
9:56 am PDT, May 20,
Marci De Sart, Georgia
# 11,717:
6:37 pm PDT, May 19,
Marlen Viejo, Mexico
oh please! We all know that all this is just a money maker to Bush FAmily. You can not fool us anymore. Get out of Irak.
oh please! We all know that all this is just a money maker to Bush FAmily. You can not fool us anymore. Get out of Irak.
# 11,716:
3:24 pm PDT, May 19,
April Smith, Washington
# 11,715:
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1:27 pm PDT, May 16,
Zeina Ali, Syrian Arab Republic
ur war on iraq left one dead or one disabled in 95/100 of iraqi families....this is the freedom you promised to bring to iraq??????? long live iraq ! this is what americans are doing in iraq..look at the pic well! and dont believe them when they say iraqis are killing each others ...its you who is funding the murderers... |
# 11,714:
1:15 pm PDT, May 16,
Cindy Stone, California
# 11,713:
10:24 am PDT, May 16,
Name not displayed, California
# 11,712:
6:38 am PDT, May 16,
Maritza Becerra, Florida
Stop please! We need our money in our land, more research for Aids, more education, more protection from Pharmaceuticals, more food for the hungry, more money for enviromental issues. Let the other contries take care of themselves!
Stop please! We need our money in our land, more research for Aids, more education, more protection from Pharmaceuticals, more food for the hungry, more money for enviromental issues. Let the other contries take care of themselves!
# 11,711:
8:48 pm PDT, May 15,
Cynthia Castaldo, New York
# 11,710:
10:08 am PDT, May 15,
Summer LeBlanc, Texas
# 11,709:
8:21 am PDT, May 15,
Rika Toll, Utah
# 11,708:
11:43 pm PDT, May 14,
US Ce, California
# 11,707:
1:51 pm PDT, May 13,
Laura Liptak, California
# 11,706:
8:57 am PDT, May 13,
Leroy Casanova, Texas
The President and Vice President don't mind sending our Kids to get Killed, but why don't they send there's? I'm sure there neices, and nephew and even close friends don't go. The only one's getting anything out of this war are the contractors and those who manage these companies.
The President and Vice President don't mind sending our Kids to get Killed, but why don't they send there's? I'm sure there neices, and nephew and even close friends don't go. The only one's getting anything out of this war are the contractors and those who manage these companies.
# 11,705:
7:45 am PDT, May 13,
Name not displayed, Germany
# 11,704:
3:32 pm PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, Wisconsin
# 11,703:
8:14 am PDT, May 12,
Shi'aan Assynt, Canada
Enough is enough! Out of respect and kindness for the civilians of Iraq, stop fueling this cruel battle. Set an agenda so that the troops must retreat after 3 years.
Enough is enough! Out of respect and kindness for the civilians of Iraq, stop fueling this cruel battle. Set an agenda so that the troops must retreat after 3 years.
# 11,702:
6:27 am PDT, May 12,
Mary Morris, Texas
# 11,701:
8:52 pm PDT, May 11,
Gary Adamson, Idaho