Byrd asks for help in stopping the escalation - petition request

[Sydnie]

President George Bush must be stopped.

His plan to risk the lives of another 20,000 young men and women in Iraq is a calamitous mistake the likes of which this nation has not seen since Vietnam. Just like in that disastrous war, these troops will be sent into a country where the enemy is uncertain and the population is hostile.

In Iraq, there is no victory to be had in an enterprise that has been ill-fated from the start. That is why we must say unequivocally to the President: This escalation must be stopped now!

This week, Senate Democrats, as well as many Republicans, will unite behind a resolution expressing our resistance to George Bush's plan - a plan that flatly rejects the advice of our nation's finest military and civil leaders to begin redeploying American troops.

This President knows where Senate Democrats stand on his escalation, but now he must face a groundswell of opposition from the American public. George Bush still hasn't gotten the message that voters like you tried to send him loud and clear in November. Make him hear you this moment by joining with us against this dangerous folly.

Click here to sign a petition saying loud and clear that you are against George Bush's escalation in Iraq. http://www.dscc.org/makeadifference/petitions/20070111_Reid_Escalation.htm

This President - a President so cavalier that he once crowed "Bring 'em on" to terrorists in Iraq - no longer appreciates the consequences of his actions. George Bush is leading us down a path that can only end with more American blood, treasure and stature lost.

Not only does Mr. Bush intend to plunge us deeper into what is now clearly a civil war in Iraq, but he is now increasing his belligerence towards Iran and Syria. In his State of the Union address, Mr. Bush called out Iran no less than seven times.

I fear that what we are seeing now is an administration intent on laying the groundwork for a wider war in the Middle East. That is why it is so important for us to reject Mr. Bush's plan for more troops in Iraq. Once escalation in Iraq begins, there is no telling what ruinous consequences await this nation.

Right now, Mr. Bush must hear a siren call from every corner of America that we will not allow an imperial president to defy our will. Please stand with me.

Sincerely,
Sen. Robert C. Byrd

http://www.dscc.org/makeadifference/petitions/20070111_Reid_Escalation.htm

No matter how you feel about Byrd personally, don't let that stop you from adding your voice to this effort. Please. Many lives depend on what we do now.

[Ian David]

1. Done! n/t

[Sydnie]

2. thank you n/t

[redqueen]

3. Thanks!

Signed & forwarded. :)

[Hell Hath No Fury]

4. Done! n/t