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Oppose Escalation in Iraq!

Target: United States Congress
Sponsored by: Council for a Livable World
Tell Congress to Oppose Troop Escalation In Iraq

The occupation of Iraq has already resulted in the death of more than 3,000 Americans. More than 22,000 soldiers have been wounded. And no one can accurately predict the number of Iraqi casualties.

While promising a new strategy for Iraq, President Bush and his neo-conservative advisors are expected to make a bad situation worse by pouring more troops into Iraq.

We have spent nearly $400 billion on the war in. Deadly attacks against American and Iraqi security forces continue on a daily basis and the occupation by American troops provides insurgents with a constant stream of new recruits. More troops are not the answer.

It is time to admit a tragic mistake and bring American soldiers home. Send a message to your member of Congress and urge them to vigorously oppose any military escalation in Iraq!

deadline: 1-5-2008
goal: 40,000
 

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Dear Member of Congress,

While promising a new strategy for Iraq, President Bush and his neo-conservative advisors are expected to make a bad situation worse by pouring more troops into Iraq.

We urge you to vigorously oppose any military escalation in Iraq.

The war has already resulted in the deaths of more than 3,000 Americans, the wounding of an additional 22,000 soldiers, and taken the lives of tens of thousands of Iraqis. The U.S. position in the Middle East and around the world has sunk to an all-time low.

In the November elections, the American people made a clear statement that we need a change of course in Iraq. A major escalation of U.S. troops is not the new course we need.

Rather than support a troop increase, it is time to admit a tragic mistake and bring American soldiers home.

Members of Congress from both political parties need to raise their voices in opposition to this proposed escalation.

Sincerely,

/Your Name/
/Your Address/
We signed the “Oppose Escalation in Iraq!” petition!
# 22,749:
5:12 pm PDT, Apr 16, Jeff Hopkins, Illinois
# 22,748:
3:15 am PDT, Apr 12, Can Atik, Turkey
# 22,747:
11:10 pm PDT, Apr 11, Jenny Vegan, United States Minor Outlying Islands
No more troops. Leave Iraq alone.
# 22,746:
12:17 pm PDT, Apr 9, Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
# 22,745:
2:58 am PDT, Apr 7, Silky Wyld, Wisconsin
# 22,744:
8:48 pm PDT, Apr 6, Shawn Williamson, California
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2:46 am PDT, Mar 22, Art Deco, Maine
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9:17 pm PDT, Mar 18, Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire
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5:19 pm PDT, Mar 16, Lori Crowell, Pennsylvania
# 22,740:
2:36 pm PDT, Mar 15, BiLL Fowlie, Maine
# 22,739:
12:45 am PDT, Mar 15, Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin
# 22,738:
6:09 pm PST, Mar 5, Johnny GILBERT, New Jersey
# 22,737:
7:33 pm PST, Mar 3, Laura Horning, Ohio
# 22,736:
5:48 pm PST, Feb 27, Robert Stockstill, California
All of us are responsible for the perpetuation of the slaughter in Iraq being waged to protect our empire of commerce. Please do whatever you can to end this unjust war.
# 22,735:
5:21 pm PST, Feb 17, Laura Zanoli, Italy
# 22,734:
6:30 am PST, Feb 17, James Serrat, New Jersey
# 22,733:
11:47 am PST, Jan 31, Indian Hat, United Kingdom
# 22,732:
6:15 pm PST, Jan 29, Victoria Mary Stong / International Activist, New York
President Bush: When will you let this madness end? See my picture at the bottom of the front page at www.beadquilt.org
# 22,731:
8:57 pm PST, Jan 21, Margaret Goederer, Ohio
# 22,730:
8:18 pm PST, Jan 17, Name not displayed, New York
# 22,729:
11:06 am PST, Jan 11, Amanda Berry, Kentucky
# 22,728:
5:48 pm PST, Jan 1, Anne Martinez, Arizona
Dr. Ron Paul is our last hope for a free country! find out more at www.RonPaul2008.com "we the people" are speaking - if they won't listen, we'll make them!
# 22,727:
6:18 am PST, Jan 1, Simos Tarabatzis, Greece
# 22,726:
5:00 am PST, Dec 25, Name not displayed, Germany
# 22,725:
7:38 pm PST, Nov 27, Jenny Hossain, New York
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8:07 pm PST, Nov 26, Name not displayed, Maine
# 22,723:
1:17 pm PST, Nov 18, Mark Novotny, Illinois
# 22,722:
3:05 pm PDT, Oct 31, Thiago Andrade, Brazil
# 22,721:
8:42 pm PDT, Oct 26, Arlene Levy, New York
The lives of our armed forces are not paper cuss to be tossed away without thought. Enough already.........bring them home! Can't you realize you are drafting people who have already served! The IRR is tapped to the max........these poor men and women have gone back to their lives and you are pulling them back to a war we cannot possibly win! Sound like Viet Nam???? been there done that!
# 22,720:
6:47 am PDT, Oct 25, Ashley Mitchell, New York
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4:48 pm PDT, Oct 24, Name not displayed, Michigan
# 22,718:
4:55 am PDT, Oct 14, Jason Harter, Arizona
# 22,717:
11:21 am PDT, Sep 20, Linda Bonura, Louisiana
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10:23 am PDT, Sep 19, A. Semmler, Germany
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7:38 pm PDT, Sep 17, Kyna Crain, Montana
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12:47 pm PDT, Sep 13, Cindy Caviedes, California
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1:31 pm PDT, Sep 12, Jose Romero, Illinois
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12:58 am PDT, Sep 11, Name not displayed, Austria
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9:20 am PDT, Sep 9, Therese Hughes, Australia
# 22,710:
8:57 am PDT, Sep 9, Radwen Guermazi, Tunisia
# 22,709:
8:15 am PDT, Sep 9, SHARI OLIVER, Arkansas
# 22,708:
5:19 pm PDT, Sep 7, Chris Anas, California
# 22,707:
3:03 pm PDT, Sep 5, Jude Capozelo, Colorado
My neighbor's son was injured in an explosion in Iraq yesterday. Today they amputated both of his arms and both of his legs. He is also badly burned. He should not have been in Iraq. More young men being injured and killed will not solve anything.
# 22,706:
9:59 am PDT, Sep 5, Erin Rolik, Ohio
my fiance is there the first day on field he was shot twice
# 22,705:
2:57 pm PDT, Sep 3, Nathaniel Colvin, Wisconsin
# 22,704:
9:45 am PDT, Sep 3, Kristina Renee, California
# 22,703:
1:34 am PDT, Sep 2, Kaytie Irvine, California
# 22,702:
6:57 am PDT, Aug 30, William Leslie cline, Ohio
let it be knowin that asp is not fast enought. it was a mistake to go there. they say we will half to go back there if we pull out. my point is if we half to go back there then we we wont be as nice.
# 22,701:
12:16 am PDT, Aug 29, Nicky Meyer, South Africa