Take action - tell them to stop this!

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I don't know about all of you, but I am appalled by the chuztpah of our President.  He is planning to send MORE troops into Iraq.  More.  And still there is no time table to get us out of there, and bring our soldiers home.

The President has the power to command the military.  Congress can stop the funding, however, and send a message.  But our congresspeople need to be reminded about who it is they are supposed to be serving, and they need to assert themselves, and they need to tell our Commander-in-chief that enough is enough.

http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

Follow that link, and find the information about your local congresspeople.  E mail, call, write, I don't care what - just let them know that enough is enough, and that they need to stop this pointless war, and bring our soldiers home.

I have been pondering what a big nobody like me can do to try and change this situation.  I think if I can get as many people as I know to get as many people as they know to get as many people as they know to contact our leaders, maybe we can get the message out there in a way they cannot ignore.  If we flood them with calls and letters and e mails, asking them to not fund additional troops for this pointless conflict, maybe they will listen.  And maybe they can get the guy at the top to pay attention, too.

More troops did not work for Vietnam.  More troops so far in Iraq have done nothing to quell the violence.  How many more men and women will the President sacrifice in a land far from our own shores, before his bloodlust is sated?  

I don't know how many people agree with me, and I don't know if this will do much good.  But at least it is something.

Please - if you feel that this war needs to end, and rather than send more soldiers to a place of danger and death where they are hardly even wanted - contact congress, and let them know why they need to not support this.

Please - pass this on.  Let's be heard by the people empowered to run our nation.

Comments

[nazrynn.livejournal.com]

I deliberately skipped watching the speech last night after watching MSNBC leading up to about 15 minutes prior to the speech... I just did not want that political taste in my mouth while scribing.

Did you see though, the summary of everything he has said with regard to the War in Iraq, since becoming President? The number of answers to "How much will it cost?" "How many troops?" and "How long will we be there" - and other inquiries is a long list of varied and conflicting answers over the course of the past 3-4 years.

Nevermind the fact that Britain is pulling out almost half its troops by May. The U.S. is going to be alone over there. I'm all for supporting our troops, but I believe we have more than overstayed our welcome, and the media is correct in assessing this in terms of comparisons to Vietnam.

Believe you me - I was besides myself when this guy was re-elected.

Political Activism

[lady-catwings.livejournal.com]

I emailed all 5 of Utah's congressmen. I don't think they'll listen, but I'm all for a good old fashioned guilt trip.

Thank you for posting the link. I appreciate it.

[hyperbard.livejournal.com]

I've been screeching and hollering about this one for days since I heard of it at the start of the month, actually.

[hyperbard.livejournal.com]

...should amend this by stating I've already sent them four letters about it. Makes you wonder, sometimes.