Members of the United States Congress:
The five and a half years of war in Iraq has been an exercise of misplaced priorities:
Draining U.S. taxpayers of at least three trillion dollars which could have gone towards investments that strengthen our economy, such as: health care for our families, ensuring the best education for our children and youth, and addressing the energy crisis. Resulting in hundreds of thousands of Americans and Iraqis dead and wounded. And undermining the United States’ standing as a worldwide symbol for democracy and justice. Because of these reasons, the majority of American and Iraqi people want the United States to begin a withdrawal of American troops from Iraq as soon as possible, with a date certain for completing that process.
Therefore, we, the undersigned, call on [Rep. / Sen. NAME] to immediately support and pass legislation that will set a specific date to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq within a year.