No Funds For The Iraq War -No U.S. Intervention In Iraq

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Dear All, 

Today, the House is taking up its version of the National Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal year 2015 (HR 4435).  This is one of the few time that Congress votes on peace issues.  Votes may start as early as this afternoon and continue through Friday afternoon.

Please call (202) 224-3121 and ask for your Representative (or give the operator your zip code to be directed) and say:

"My name is _______ and I am a constituent.  I am calling to request that Rep. _______ support amendments to the 2015  Defense Appropriations Bill (HR 4435) that cut Pentagon spending, bar the use of funds for combat troops and air strikes in Iraq, and that end the Afghanistan war as soon as possible. If these amendments aren't included I want my Representative to vote against the bill.  Thank you.”

This bill gives nearly half a trillion dollars to the Pentagon.  And that doesn’t include money for the Afghanistan war, or funding from an $80 billion slush fund called the Overseas Contingency Operation (OCO) account.  Nor does it include most of the budget for nuclear weapons.  All combined, the U.S. spends almost as much as ALL OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD COMBINED on Pentagon related programs. Does that represent our values?

Take a moment now to call your Representative. Please call (202) 224-3121 and ask for your Representative (or give the operator your zip code to be directed)

We expect amendments that will:

• End the Afghanistan War at the end of this year — it’s time to bring all troops and contractors home and to not leave any behind.
• Bar sending combat troops into Iraq — we’ve been down that horrible road.
• Cut the F-35 — the most expensive plane and Pentagon project in history.
• Cut the Littoral Combat Ship — experts say it will cost over three times the original estimate.
• Cut fighter jet research — the U.S. has already wasted enough tax payer money on over-priced planes that don’t work.

Again please take time NOW to CALL your Representative to cut the Pentagon budget so we can afford other priorities like job creation, education and infrastructure.  Please call (202) 224-3121 and ask for your Representative (or give the operator your zip code to be directed), and then use the script above.

For peace, Shelagh Foreman Program Director

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