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Democratic Party Leaders Plan To Betray Anti-War Movement
Phony “Withdrawal” Plan is Just a Cover for Funding Bush’s War
DON’T LET THEM
GET AWAY WITH IT!
Antiwar
Encampment in
Front of Congress Starts on Monday, March 12, 2007
DON’T BE FOOLED, the “withdrawal from Iraq” plan that Democratic Party leaders in Congress have just announced is nothing more than a cover for them to approve Bush’s request for $100 billion to fund the war and occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan-- in other words, to continue the war.
CUT OFF THE WAR FUNDS - END THE WAR NOW – BRING THE TROOPS HOME
Democratic Party leaders propose to begin withdrawing troops in a year to 18 months. Over the last 18 months, more than 1,200 U.S. soldiers have been killed, and about 7 times that many wounded and maimed. Do the math: a year or 18 more months of war is a death sentence for untold numbers of soldiers and an even greater number of Iraqis.
CUT OFF THE WAR FUNDS – END THE WAR NOW – BRING THE TROOPS HOME
The “withdrawal time tables” along with the “ goals and conditions” that Democratic leaders are proposing are not fundamentally different than the ones that Bush proposed in his “State of the Union” address. The real stink bomb hidden in this new “withdrawal” legislation is that Bush and his generals have the authority to “waive” any part of these so-called timetables and conditions, any time he wants to. The fact is that these new proposals amount to nothing more than political posturing by Democratic leaders in order to get some of the antiwar heat off of them while they continue to fund the war. This plan is not a plan to end the war--it is just another non-binding resolution. Representative Jerry Nadler had it right when he said “All of this is just and excuse funding another year of war”.
CUT OFF THE WAR FUNDS – END THE WAR NOW – BRING THE TROOPS HOME
Democratic Party leaders can end the war right now if the exercise their power to simply cut off all funding for the war. If they don’t do that, then it’s not just Bush’s war, or just the Republican Party’s war, it’s the Democratic Party’s war as well and now is the time to demand that they put up or shut up.
CUT OFF THE WAR FUNDS – END THE WAR NOW – BRING THE TROOPS HOME
On Monday, antiwar activists from around the country will began camping in front of the Capital building at 3rd St. right on the Washington DC National Mall. We will be there with tents, banners, placards, signs, noisemakers, etc. demanding that Congress stop the BS and simply cut off the war funding, end the war now and bring the troops home. We need you to join us. We need you to march on the Pentagon on March 17. Moreover, if there was ever a time to be in the streets, blocking traffic, occupying bridges, organizing walk-outs from coast to coast to stop this criminal war THIS IS THE TIME!
The Encampment to Stop the War will start in just a few days - Monday, March 12 - and there is an enormous amount of work to be done in a short period of time. We have an opportunity in the next few days to have a major impact, if we work together--here's how you can help:
Let us know if you are coming to the Encampment. Use the Volunteer form at http://troopsoutnow.org/march12volunteer.shtml.
Volunteer at the Encampment - we will need hundreds of volunteers during the week of the Encampment let us know how you can help (logistics, security, medical, greeter, etc) - http://troopsoutnow.org/march12volunteer.shtml
Donate to to help with the enormous costs of the Encampment - http://troopsoutnow.org/donate.shtml.
If you are not able to come to the encampment, help send a youth activist to the Encampment to the week- donate for transportation and housing costs hereBoston:
Can't Participate in the Encampment? Reserve/purchase a bus seat for the March 17 Rally/March on the Pentagon. Tickets are $55 +$5 suggested donation for the Transportation Subsidy Fund and can be reserved or purchased on-line at http://www.iacboston.org/031707/m17.html. Buses will depart from the Roxbury Community College parking lot (corner of Cedar St. and Columbus Ave.) at 10:30pm Friday, March 16 and return to Boston very early in the morning on Sunday, March 18. The T will most likely not be running.
Antiwar Encampment to Start on Monday in Front of Congress
Activists Say Phony Withdrawal Plan is Cover for Funding Bush's WarMembers of the press wishing to pre-register for Encampment Press Credentials should contact Dustin Langley at 646-354-8056.
On Monday, antiwar activists, veterans, military families, and youth from around the country will began camping in front of the Capital building at 3rd St. right on the Washington DC National Mall.
Larry Holmes, a Vietnam-era GI resister and spokesperson for the Troops out Now Coalition, said, "The people are not fooled by the so-called 'withdrawal from Iraq' plan that Democratic Party leaders in Congress have just announced. It is nothing more than a cover for them to approve Bush?s request for $100 billion to fund the war and occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan-- in other words, to continue the war."
"The 'withdrawal timetables' along with the 'goals and conditions' that Democratic leaders are proposing are not fundamentally different than the ones that President Bush proposed in his State of the Union? address," continued Holmes. "The real stink bomb hidden in this new 'withdrawal' legislation is that Bush and his generals have the authority to waive any part of the timetables and conditions, any time they want to. The fact is that these new proposals amount to nothing more than political posturing by Democratic leaders in order to get some of the antiwar heat off of them while they continue to fund the war. This plan is not a plan to end the war--it is just another non-binding resolution. Representative Jerry Nadler had it right when he said 'All of this is just and excuse funding another year of war.'?
Holmes said, "Democratic Party leaders can end the war right now if the exercise their power to simply cut off all funding for the war. If they don?t do that, then it?s not just Bush?s war, or just the Republican Party?s war, it?s the Democratic Party?s war as well and now is the time to demand that they put up or shut up."
The Encampment will kick off at noon on Monday, with an opening press conference at 4:30 and an opening rally/concert at 5:00 pm. Activities throughout the first week of the Encampment will include a variety of protests, teach-ins, and direct actions.
"On Thursday, veterans and military families will lead a car caravan to Walter Reed Hospital, where the Bush Administration has been holding wounded veterans in moldy, rat-infested buildings and denying them access to needed care," said Dustin Langley, a Navy Veteran and GI Counselor. "While Bush and Congress have been repeating the mantra 'support the troops' to justify continuing the war, they have been mistreating and abusing wounded veterans. And the filthy and inhumane conditions aren't limited to Walter Reed--VA facilities and military hospitals all over the U.S. have the same problems, and Bush and Congress have known about it for years. In the first few months of the war, they were already getting reports of unsanitary conditions at the Fort Stewart facility."
Map of the location of the encampment: http://encampmenttostopthewar.blogspot.com/2007/03/encampment-location-map.html
Tentative Schedule: http://encampmenttostopthewar.blogspot.com/2007/03/encampment-to-stop-war-march-12-19-yes.html
Encampment FAQ: http://encampmenttostopthewar.blogspot.com/2007/02/encampment-faq.html
Encampment Streaming and Podcasts
Podcast: Encampment to Stop the War, Day One
Podcast: WBAI radio (wbai.org) interviews Larry Holmes of Troops Out Now Coalition, Monday, March 12 (Running Time 03:10)
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