[Peace]...target Johnson on support for Iraq war

[C. G. Estabrook]

Bob--

You say you want to "pressure Congressman Johnson to withdraw our troops 
from Iraq," but your way of doing it is to ask him to vote *in favor* of 
a bill providing funding for the war -- just so long as the bill is 
written by Democrats!

The contradiction arises from the fact that this campaign is not 
interested in ending the war so much as it in making it go away as a 
problem for the Democrats.  This campaign -- funded with millions from 
Democratic party funders -- wants to use the majority anti-war sentiment 
in the country for the electoral benefit of Democrats.  (That's why the 
campaign targets no pro-war Democrats.)

That would be fine if the Democrats really wanted to end the war.  I'll 
come closer to believing that, in spite of what their leading 
presidential candidates say, when this front group starts calling for 
Johnson to vote against *all* funding for the war.  They don't do that now.

Regards, Carl


Robert Naiman wrote:
> Come out Sunday to pressure Congressman Johnson to withdraw our troops
> from Iraq!
> 
> SUNDAY, JULY 22,  2:00 pm
> 
> *****
> 
> Come join the Iraq Summer Campaign as they present Congressman Tim
> Johnson's "report card" on Iraq.  We will be gathering in front of the
> Congressman's high school alma mater to draw attention to how
> Johnson's voting record conflicts with the growing anti-war sentiment
> of his constituents.
> 
> For more information on our campaign, check out www.iraqcampaign.org
> 
> Who:  Educators and constituents from Champaign County
> What:  Press Conference Presenting Johnson's Iraq Report Card
> Where:  Urbana High School, 1002 South Race Street, Urbana
> When:  Sunday, July 22nd, at 2pm (please arrive 5-10 minutes early,
> should last until about 2:30)
> 
> ****
> 
> If you are interested, please call/email Bernie for more information:
> Bernie Bergmann
> IL-15 Field Organizer
> Americans Against the Escalation in Iraq
> illinois1 at iraqsummer.org
> 202-425-0805