Tell your representative to vote "yes" on the Woolsey Amendment

[deutsey]

URGENT ACTION NEEDED!

TAKE ACTION NOW TO VOTE "YES" ON THE WITHDRAWL OF US TROOPS FROM IRAQ

Just this morning we learned that House Rules Committee has permitted Rep. Lynne Woolsey to offer an amendment on Iraq to the Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 1815 - the National Defense Authorization Act for FY06). Woolsey's Amendment is calling for the President to develop a plan for the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq and submit a plan to the Congressional Defense Committees. According to Woolsey?s office, the amendment will be voted on the House floor this evening during debate of the Defense Authorization Bill. If the Woolsey amendment is adopted, it will open the debate about Iraq and how to move towards total Iraqi sovereignty and U.S. withdrawal. It is urgent that you help move this debate forward by calling and emailing your representative TODAY and urging him or her to vote "YES" on the Woolsey amendment.

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United for Peace and Justice seeks the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and the restoration of full Iraqi sovereignty. Our full position on ending the U.S. occupation of Iraq can be found at http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2406.

Thank you for taking action to bring the troops home,

UFPJ

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Woolsey's Amendment:

SEC. 1223. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM IRAQ.
It is the sense of Congress that the President should -

(1) develop a plan as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act to provide for
the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq; and

(2) transmit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains the plan described in
11 paragraph (1).

[deutsey]

1. kick

[cally]

2. Woolsey is facing a Democratic challenger

next election. Joe Nation, the current state Assemblymember, will try for Woolsey's seat. I'm not sure who will win since Nation is more moderate than Woolsey and will get the Republican vote. Woolsey is my congressmember.

[PretzelWarrior]

3. this amendment will be easily shot down by GOP leadership

just window dressing for this guy to look like a moderate.

[deutsey]

4. I think it's still important to use this as a way to register

our our opposition to Bush's militarism.

Even if they don't act on what we say (and both Parties pretty much ignored millions of Americans who opposed invading Iraq), they're aware we're still out here.

Or we can do nothing and reinforce their perception that we're all more interested in American Idol or the fricking Runaway Bride than we are about this failed, needless invasion and occupation.