When President Bush told the American people on Sunday, September 7th, that he needed $87 billion from Congress for the reconstruction and occupation of Iraq, it was about twice what the administration had been saying we need.
And now, from a Los Angeles Times report on September 9, we learn that it's tens of billions of dollars short of what we'll actually need to finish the job in Iraq.
When is Bush going to be honest with the American people? We already know that Bush:
Politicized intelligence and twisted the facts in his rush to war, including telling the American people that Iraq sought uranium from Africa after it was proven false.
Announced "mission accomplished" long before the job in Iraq was finished. More American soldiers have died in Iraq after Bush's announcement than before it.
Failed to plan for a post-Saddam Iraq or the search for weapons of mass destruction. The Pentagon issued a classified report that blasted the administration for failing to plan for what came after the military victory.
And now we find out Bush still won't come clean about how much we need to rebuild Iraq.
It's time for President Bush to tell the truth to the American people.
Please sign this petition calling on Bush to be honest about the sacrifices Americans will make to win the peace in Iraq. The American people deserve the truth.
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We signed the “Demand the Truth from the Bush Administration!” petition!
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2:07 pm PDT, Mar 30,Silky Wyld, Wisconsin
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9:17 am PDT, Mar 28,Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
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6:50 pm PDT, Mar 26,Laura Zanoli, Italy
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9:51 pm PDT, Mar 23,William Harper, Georgia
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11:18 am PDT, Mar 23,Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire
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2:44 am PDT, Mar 22,Art Deco, Maine
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5:06 am PDT, Mar 19,Name not displayed, Wisconsin
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2:31 am PDT, Mar 19,BiLL Fowlie, Maine
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10:44 pm PDT, Mar 18,Roxie Schliesmann, Wisconsin
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12:52 am PDT, Mar 15,Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin
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5:14 am PST, Dec 25,Name not displayed, Germany
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2:03 pm PDT, Oct 31,Tunde Welker, Hungary
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6:25 am PDT, Oct 16,Name not displayed, Colorado
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9:24 pm PDT, Oct 14,Dave Anderson, Nebraska
There is absolute proof the Bush administration has not admitted to it's actions of 9/11 and has told lies in it's actions pre and post disaster.
Media is not demanding these truths be exposed. I represent a new movement in America and WE AREN'T SLEEPING ANYMORE.
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7:37 pm PDT, Sep 17,Kyna Crain, Montana
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11:05 am PDT, Sep 17,Chris Anas, California
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11:21 am PDT, Sep 15,Name not displayed, Colorado
I'm extremely tired of the lies of the Bush Administration!
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4:29 am PDT, Sep 14,Dogan Ozkan, Turkey
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4:42 am PDT, Sep 12,Name not displayed, California
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5:59 pm PDT, Sep 11,Gigi Plourde, Maine
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12:00 pm PDT, Jul 3,Don Honeycutt, Maine
Mr Bush is OUR ELECTED offical and not the dictator that he is representing himself to be. We are the United States of America and not the Republic of Bush.
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5:26 pm PDT, Jul 1,Sheryl Goodwin, Maine
My son has joined the army as he believes in serving his Country. He is only 19 and just graduated this year from High School. He shouldn't have to place his life on the line for a lie. As his Mother it breaks my heart that I can't feel delighted in his service. That I feel instead that if anything does happen to him it will all be for naught, a political lie, and I'll never find any comfort in the loss. He is my only son. All I can do is pray for him and all the other young men and women who have their precious young lives on the line for a stupid lie about Iraq. Our troops should never be placed in harms way so easily as they have been. There are many leaders who don't run their countries well; but that should be up to their citizens to take them out of power, not us. After all we have our own leaders selling us and our Country down the drain to deal with. Bring our troops home.
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6:28 pm PDT, Jun 30,Claude Seguy, Florida
after the legitimate war against the Talibans in Afghanistan, this president and his cohort have changed course to attack Irak without provocation, a nation that had nothing to do with september 11 and that was no threat to us
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10:31 am PDT, Jun 24,Dana Szemereta, North Carolina
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6:39 am PDT, Jun 24,John Ellickson, Wisconsin
This administration has represented the interests of the very wealthy at the cost of the lives and livelyhoods of the vast majority of the population of this country. It is long past time to hold Bush and company responsible for their lies and destruction of the constitution.
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10:04 pm PDT, Jun 15,Robyn Sharpe, Massachusetts
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4:39 pm PDT, Jun 4,Rita Burtis, Illinois
Like it or not, you work for US! As your employers, we demand the truth!
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5:35 pm PDT, May 29,Erika Stone, Virginia
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8:49 am PDT, May 29,Kevin Williams, Canada
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2:45 pm PDT, May 28,Pauline Houzard, Guadeloupe
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7:00 pm PDT, May 24,Jonathan Katz, New York
I am sorry Mr. President God did not talk to you to participate in a holy war. Hitler believed God was talking to him as well. God does not tell people to kill innocent men women and children. Their is a term for that Delusional Psychotic or Sociopath behavior. Listen to the people of the United States. Go out with the little dignity you have left.
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5:25 pm PDT, May 24,Ron Goodman, Idaho
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8:24 am PDT, May 23,Name not displayed, New York
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11:17 am PDT, May 19,Molly Lang, Missouri
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3:16 pm PDT, May 17,Malissa Romero, Arizona
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11:18 am PDT, May 17,Patricia Culbertson, Iowa
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11:05 am PDT, May 17,Sara Boissonnault, New Hampshire
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9:02 am PDT, May 16,Kristin Hulett, California
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2:53 am PDT, May 16,Sam Macy, Ohio
Bush is from a family that has made their money from oil.They are in bed with the Saudis.
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9:36 pm PDT, May 15,Kimberly Kopitas, Colorado
america is becoming about control, money and greed. exactly what the bible talks about. this war is only about the money and the control, its costing so many lives in america and in other countries that are needless deaths. i personally am sick of all the lies that have contributed to the falling of our america; people need to wake up and realize what is really going on. our government will do just about anything to take control of america and run it as they see fit, without the peoples votes. we the people need desperately to take back our great america and put back in what it really stands for, which is honesty, truth, compassion and god!