Escalate This!

The latest from Democracy For America...

The race for the White House has begun. At the same time, President Bush is escalating the War in Iraq.

Will you join us in calling on all of the 2008 presidential candidates -- regardless of party -- to oppose President Bush's plan and propose an alternative of their own?

Help DFA gather 50,000 signatures by Monday:

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We will deliver your signature and comments to all the announced candidates for president. We will also share their responses and alternative plans.

Why petition the candidates? For the next year, each candidate for president will talk to thousands of voters in-person and millions more through the media. One candidate will be sworn in on January 20, 2009 and will inherit the governmental quagmire of George W. Bush. At this stage in the primary process, you have the power to shape their policies and proposals.

Don't let the presidential candidates duck this issue. Sign the petition today:

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Your name and comments will be shared with every presidential candidate next week. While the Senate is debating non-binding resolutions, you'll be asking the men and women who want to be president to make a more substantial commitment.

This is a new day in presidential politics. "Fat cat" consultants and the corporate media should not pick the contenders or the issues. You should. Every candidate wants your support, so insist that they commit to end the War in Iraq and bring the troops home safely.

Here is the text of the petition:

We call upon the 2008 candidates for president to oppose any escalation of the Iraq War, to demand a swift end to the occupation, and to propose a plan that brings our brave men and women home.

Please sign today:

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Thank you for all you do,

Tom Hughes
Executive Director

This provides an update on what Russ Feingold is proposing to do with the utterly toothless Warner-Levin amendment on Iraq (and I just love the way our corporate media has been enforcing this fictional narrative of Warner confronting Bush, though I do not intend to demean Warner’s service to our country by pointing that out).

And speaking of service to our country, here are the words of one who is suffering for our nonsensical policy (we have one?) in Iraq.