War $$: Congressional Meetings, Call-in Day

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ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
http://www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545
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TELL CONGRESS: $80 BILLION FOR WAR?
NO WAY! BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW FROM IRAQ NOW

SCHEDULE AN IN-DISTRICT MEETING WITH YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS
Members should be in home districts Feb. 21 – 25
List your meeting: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/events
Search for already scheduled meetings: T
http://meetup.radicaldesigns.org/calendar_display.php?caltype=33

FEBRUARY 17: NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY TO OPPOSE WAR SPENDING
Contact your member of Congress: no new war spending!
Congressional Switchboard 202-224-3121 (9-5 EST)
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Yesterday, George W. Bush asked for another $80 billion for war and
destruction in the form of an emergency supplemental request to Congress.
This, in addition to the $2.5 trillion budget request he made to Congress
last week, which proposed to slash social programs and increase military
spending. The new supplemental request will add $80 billion to the more
than $151 billion already appropriated.

Outrageously, Bush has combined the request for Iraq and Afghanistan war
funds with a request for money for victims of the tsunami! It’s bad enough
that Bush pretends that funding the war is the equivalent of supporting the
troops, when really what would support them best is bringing them home
safely and making sure their veterans’ benefits weren’t slashed. Now he’s
hiding behind the tsunami victims as well.

We need to immediately send a clear message to Congress that not one more
dime should go to waging war in Iraq. Instead, the U.S. must end the
occupation, bring our troops home, and support Iraqi sovereignty. It is
time for us to demand that the Administration and Congress stop
perpetuating the cycle of violence in Iraq, stop sending so many soldiers
and civilians to their graves, and stop diverting precious resources that
could be used to rebuild Iraq and fund critical domestic needs.

TAKE ACTION TODAY AND ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17:

• SCHEDULE AN IN-DISTRICT MEETING WITH YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS. We want to
show Congress members the opposition to war that exists in their home
districts. Please call your Representative today and ask for a meeting
during recess, between Feb. 21 and 25.

Please check to see if a meeting has already been scheduled in your
district by going to
http://meetup.radicaldesigns.org/calendar_display.php?caltype=33

If no meeting is listed, please call your district office, make an
appointment, and invite other peace groups in your area to attend the
meeting with you.  Be sure to post the information about your meeting on
the UFPJ website calendar at http://www.unitedforpeace.org/events (select
the "$80 billion/Congressional visits" calendar category).  Check the "set
up an RSVP list" box when you list your event so others can sign up to join
you.   You can find the district office information for your Representative
here: http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml.

• THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17: CALL CONGRESS!
Call the Capitol switchboard and ask to be connected with your Senators and
Representatives, 202-224-3121 (9-5 EST). We want to flood Congressional
offices with calls from every district in the nation. See below for talking
points.

TALKING POINTS
Tell your members of Congress that when they receive Bush’s $80 billion
supplemental appropriation request they should:

1. Oppose new funds: Congress should halt new funds for U.S. military
operations in Iraq. Any new funds should be allocated solely for troop
withdrawal and interim troop protection.

2. Support amendments to the appropriations bill that call for an end to
the occupation and support Iraqi sovereignty. We need to halt U.S. military
actions immediately, shift U.S. troops immediately to the borders of Iraq,
declare our intention to begin full withdrawal of troops, and leave no U.S.
bases behind. We also need to give Iraqis full control over reconstruction
funds, Iraqi ministries and government, and new police and security forces.
The U.S. should terminate contracts with U.S. companies and turn projects
over to Iraqis, and provide transparent accounting of all U.S. contracts.

3. Support the Woolsey (D-CA) resolution calling on the President to begin
the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

4. Stabilize Iraq: Commit to long-term U.S. financial support for Iraqi-led
reconstruction and allow the UN and other international agencies to support
Iraq democracy free from U.S. intervention, and if the Iraqis want that
assistance.

5. Provide real support for our troops: End the "stop-loss" policies that
keep troops on active duty far beyond their contracts, and overextend the
Reserves and National Guard. Provide thorough psychological counseling,
health care, and benefits to returning Iraq war veterans and their
families. Bring our troops home!

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UFPJ 2nd NATIONAL ASSEMBLY * Feb 19-21, St. Louis
Anti-war strategy & planning meeting
Register now: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/assembly
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SATURDAY, MARCH 19: GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST
ON THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQ WAR
* End the War * Bring the Troops Home Now * Rebuild Our Communities *
Visit http://www.unitedforpeace.org for more information and to endorse
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