URGENT ACTION NEEDED!
TAKE ACTION TODAY TO VOTE “YES” ON THE WITHDRAWAL 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 your representative TODAY and urging him or her to vote “YES” on the Woolsey amendment.
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
WHAT YOU CAN DO
1) To find and CALL your representative TODAY click here: http://visi.com/juan/congress/.
2) Please use our legislative action center below to send a letter to your representative today. And let your friends know too!
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).
