Letter to Congress

On Friday the House voted to condemn the president's plan to escalate the war. A good first step. But we have to keep moving. On Thursday, MoveOn members are planning to show up at hundreds of Congressional offices to deliver letters asking Congress to stop the escalation. The more of us who add our voices, the more pressure they'll feel to act. Can you take a moment to write a short letter that other MoveOn members will hand-deliver for you on Thursday?

Your Letter to Congress To: Your Represenatives CC: Your Senators From: Your Name E-mail Your Street Address City State Zip Your letter to your senators and representative is below. Please customize this letter. (Required) Now that it's clear that the majority of Congress opposes escalation it is time for you to do something about it. Congress is the decider, you can stop the president from sending tens of thousands of more troops to Iraq. I'm counting on you to do that. I authorize MoveOn.org Political Action to send an email statement containing my letter (see right), in my name and from my email address, as part of the letter delivery process. (see privacy policy below) Talking Points A majority of Congress opposes escalation. That's a good first step, but it's not nearly enough.   Congress is the decider. They must stop the president from sending tens of thousands more troops to Iraq.   Congress must stop the escalation and bring our troops home. The resolution was only the first step. Now Congress must take action to end the quagmire in Iraq.   The election was a mandate to end the war in Iraq. Sending more troops to Iraq will only make the quagmire in Iraq worse. Iraq escalation has been rejected by voters, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, Colin Powell, and many military generals.   Stopping Escalation is the best way to support our troops. We want to make sure our troops in the field are safe and protected. The best thing we can do for our troops is to keep them out of harm's way and start bringing them home.

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