ALERT: Contact Congress: Listen to the people - End the War
ALERT:
Contact Congress: Listen to the people - End the Iraq War
WHEN:
Contact them Now
DETAILS:
We urge you to write, call, or email your Representative and two Senators. Ask them to listen to the will of the people and end the Iraq War. We will be asking our congressman to do four things. We include them below to inform you of our position and to give you ideas for your own message. The addresses of Congressman Chandler and Senators McConnell and Bunning are given below. For the contact information of other Kentucky U.S. Representatives click here. Please forward a link to this page to friends and colleagues.
CKCPJ's Peace Action TG will be asking our congresspersons to ensure that Congress acts to:
Support our troops by bringing them home now. Say no to endless war. This war can have no 'successful' end for the U.S. Moreover, the occupation has become an unrelenting tragedy for the Iraqi people. At least 100,000 civilians have been killed. While there is no sure way to stabilize Iraq, it is clear that a U.S. withdrawal is a necessary prerequisite to positive change. Far from stabilizing Iraq, the U.S. occupation has been a catalyst for insurrection and sectarian violence. If stability is to come to Iraq, it will the Iraqis themselves and the international community, not U.S. troops, who will bring it. Our troops have served courageously. Many have had an idealistic belief in their mission, but they have been betrayed by unstated agendas and incompetent leaders. Our troops are faced with an impossible task. Not one more American soldier should be killed or wounded in this ill-conceived and incompetently conducted enterprise.
Investigate the war and the occupation to determine whether crimes have been committed. There is evidence that the administration misled Congress to gain its support for the war, violated civil liberties and international law in pursuit of the war, and is knee deep in graft and corruption in the conduct of the occupation. It is Congress's duty to scrutinize the evidence and determine whether laws have been broken.
Make it clear to Iraqis and the world that we do not intend to permanently occupy Iraq. U.S. actions in Iraq are seen by most Iraqis and much of the world as motivated by the twin desires to control access to Iraqi oil and to achieve geopolitical control of the region. We must declare our intention to leave all U.S. bases and to do so rapidly. Furthermore, we must NOT adopt the Iraq Study Group's recommendation that we coerce the al-Maliki government to open Iraqi oil to privatization by international companies.
Provide the funds for peacekeeping and an Iraqi-led reconstruction. Our nation's actions have caused untold suffering in Iraq. We have a responsibility to the Iraqi people. We must not abandon them. Our financial assistance can help pay for the national and international police and peacekeeping forces needed to ensure all Iraqis daily safety and security. Furthermore, we can provide funds to enable an Iraqi-led reconstruction of their country. To be effective, both security and reconstruction aid must not be seen as acting to advance U.S. strategic objectives. Few nations will offer their soldiers to serve in peacekeeping forces that are seen as surrogates for U.S. troops. To ensure that U.S. aid is effective, it must be channeled unconditionally through international organizations such as the United Nations.
ADDRESSES:
Senator Mitch McConnell
361-A Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510-1702
Email: senator@mcconnell.senate.gov
Phone: 202-224-2541
Fax: 202-224-2499
Lexington:
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 530
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: 859-224-8286
Fax: 859-224-9673
Senator Jim Bunning
316 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
EMail: jim_bunning@bunning.senate.gov
Phone: 202-224-4343
Fax: 202-228-1373
Lexington
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 105
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: 859-219-2239
Fax: 859-219-3269
Representative Albert Benjamin 'Ben' Chandler III
Washington DC Address:
1504 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1706
Phone: 202-225-4706
Fax: 202-225-2122
ben.chandler@mail.house.gov
District Address - Lexington
1021 Majestic Dr., Ste. 180
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: 859-219-1366
Fax: 859-219-3437
SPONSOR:
Peace Action Task Group
Central Kentucky Council for Peace & Justice
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Mitchell
(859) 327-6277
