[Peace-discuss] Vote today to end the war, call Rep. Johnson now

[Robert Naiman]

UFPJ, MoveOn, CLW and others are asking folks to call in support of the
McGovern amendment. The MoveOn alert is below.

The House leadership, apparently, is now supporting the (slightly revised)
McGovern bill, which is a big step forward. It's stronger than the provision
that was vetoed by the President. So, it seems, in response to the
President's refusal to seriously negotiate, the House leadership is telling
him to "ishrab mayyit al-bahar," as the Arabs say. Go drink the water of the
sea.

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From: Nita Chaudhary, MoveOn.org Political Action <
moveon-help at list.moveon.org>
Date: May 10, 2007 11:55 AM
Subject: Vote today to end the war, call Rep. Johnson now
To: Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>

  Can you call Rep. Johnson right now and tell him to vote for the McGovern
amendment to mandate a swift withdrawal from Iraq?

Congressman Timothy Johnson
Phone: 202-225-2371

<http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FHIL_15&cp_id=496&id=10305-6831705-FyKoe2&t=1>
I called Congress<http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FHIL_15&cp_id=496&id=10305-6831705-FyKoe2&t=2>

 Dear MoveOn member,

This afternoon the House is going to vote on their latest plan for Iraq. We
received word late last night that there could be a vote today on an
amendment that would call for a mandatory withdrawal from Iraq by early
2008—the strongest attempt to end the war we've seen come to the floor of
this Congress. At the same time, Republicans are trying to strip out any
measures that hold the president accountable on the war.

Can you call Rep. Johnson right now and tell him to vote for the McGovern
amendment to mandate a withdrawal from Iraq? Make sure he understands that
we want to end the war quickly—not hand the president another blank check
for Iraq.

 Congressman Timothy Johnson
Phone: 202-225-2371

Then, please report your call by clicking here:

http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FHIL_15&cp_id=496&id=10305-6831705-FyKoe2&t=3

As more and more Republicans break with the president, Congress should
strengthen their efforts to impose a mandatory timeline for withdrawal.

Just yesterday, 11 Republicans went to meet with the president to send him a
message that he needs to change direction in Iraq.1 And a CNN poll released
yesterday showed that 57 percent of Americans favor continued Democratic
efforts to attach a timeline to any additional funding for the war.2 It's a
moment to keep pushing, not cave in.

Please call Rep. Johnson and tell him to vote for a mandatory swift
withdrawal from Iraq.

Thanks for all you do,

–Nita, Tom, Justin, Marika and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
  Thursday, May 10th, 2007

1. "NBC: 11 Republicans Berate Bush Over Iraq In Private White House
Meeting," Thinkprogress, May 9, 2007
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/iraq-meeting/

2." Poll: Most back Congress over Bush in war funding fight," CNN.com, May
9. 2007
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2568&id=10305-6831705-FyKoe2&t=4

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