Right now, the Democrats have the momentum of the election and millions of Americans ready to back their move against Bush and his war. An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found only 21 percent of Americans wanted Bush to set the policy, while 59 percent wanted the incoming Democratic-led Congress to do so (Reuters, 12/14/06).
� "Support for sending additional troops to Iraq is at 11% (CNN) or 12% (LA Times). Opposition to the war is at 67% (CNN), and 54% want all U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of 2007 (CNN). U.S. voters want the war to end. A "troop surge" is a betrayal of the voters, as is maintaining current troop levels." --David Swanson, AfterDowningStreet.org. 12/20/06
So, what are they waiting for? The time for talking is over. Bush is not going to change his mind. He is deaf to the voice of the American people. He has dismissed the recommendations of the Baker /Hamilton Commission; and now he is even ignoring the advice of our military leaders.
George W. Bush is not going to voluntarily end his war and bring the troops home. Congress is going to have to stop it for him, and prevent him from starting another one.
So, please take a few minutes to write or call your representatives and let them know that you will support their efforts to Stop the War and Bring the Troops Home. Urge them to use every Constitutional power available to them in this confrontation with the Bush Administration--including the power of the purse and impeachment, if necessary. They must do whatever it takes. This is a matter of life and death.
� "[The next two years] will tell if the Democrats are going to rescue the nation from a deepening war in Iraq, or whether we are going to permit the administration to carry the war through the end of [Bush's] term.... You can't simultaneously say you oppose the war and vote for the funding, and you can't maintain [that] this is for the troops in the field when the money is there now to bring the troops home. So the moment of truth is fast approaching." --Senator Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), in an interview for A Progressive Journal of News and Opinion, 12/4/06
Let's make 2007 remembered as the year that We The People took back our country, rather than the year that George W. Bush started WWIII.
Mick Youther is an American citizen, an independent voter, a veteran, a parent, a Christian, a scientist, a writer, and all-around nice guy who has been aroused from a comfortable apathy by the high crimes and misdemeanors of the Bush Administration.
Must Read (
Well Said (
News (
Touching (
Funny (
Supported (
Interesting (
Inspiring (
Valuable (
