Petition One:
Troops Home by the End
of
2005
Whereas the invasion of Iraq was an unprovoked action against a dictator with whom our government had allied itself in the recent past;
Whereas images of civilian casualties are inflaming anti-American passions throughout the Muslim world, and increasing the threat of terrorist attacks on American soil;
Whereas the war in Iraq is a diversion of precious resources from the necessary stabilization of Afghanistan after our just war against the Taliban and Al Qaeda in that country;
And whereas the attack on Iraq was based on lies which falsely linked Saddam Hussein with the attack on America on 9/11/2001:
We the undersigned demand that our sons and daughters in the US military be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of this Year of Our Lord 2005, and be granted all necessary financial and medical services for re-adjustment to daily life, immediately and expeditiously, upon return to stateside.
Petition One Notes
"Whereas our sons and daughters are dying in Iraq in a civil war unleashed by the toppling of Saddam Hussein..."Reuters (at www.occupation watch.org), "Once taboo words 'civil war' now spoken in Iraq" by Luke Baker, 4/28/05
Knight Ridder Newspapers (at www.GlobalSecurity.com), "Civil war possible in Iraq, CIA says" by Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay, 1/22/04
"Whereas the invasion of Iraq was an unprovoked action against a dictator with whom our government had allied itself in the recent past..."
“How Reagan Armed Saddam with Chemical Weapons” by Norm Dixon, Counterpunch, 6/17/04
"The Saddam in Rumsfeld’s Closet" by Jeremy Scahill, www.CommonDreams.org
"Whereas images of civilian casualties are inflaming anti-American passions throughout the Muslim world, and increasing the threat of terrorist attacks on American soil;
"Imperial Hubris; Why the West is Losing the War on Terror" by Michael Scheuer
"And whereas the attack on Iraq was based on lies which falsely linked Saddam Hussein with the attack on America on 9/11/2001..."
This statement
is so
well-documented at this point in time that the problem becomes one of
choosing
among hundreds of corroborating sources. One book from
unexpected quarters can serve to summerize the information, "Worse
Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush" by John
Dean, a
long-time Republican, shall we say.
Impeach Bush in Event
of Terrorist
Attack
Whereas the
American invasion of
Iraq has inflamed anti-American sentiment around the world, boosted the
recruited ranks of our enemy Al Qaeda, and in the opinion of qualified
and
dedicated intelligence professionals, provided a "gift" to our enemies
that they
had never dared hope for;
Whereas members of the Bush administration have clearly betrayed the national security interest in the unresolved and unpursued case of formerly undercover CIA weapons of mass destruction operative Valerie Plame, and made it more likely that a weapon of mass destruction will reach American shores;
Whereas the public revelation of the secret arrest of Pakistani double agent Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan by the Bush administration has dismayed our allies, revealed a vital secret to the enemy, and harmed our efforts to pursue the trail of Al Qaeda wherever it may lead;
Whereas this misconduct, ineptitude and mishandling of the war on terror, in the opinion of dedicated public servants in the intelligence community, have increased the threat of terrorist attack on American soil:
We the undersigned hereby call on the Congress of the United States, in the event of further domestic terrorist attack, to commence impeachment proceedings immediately against President George W. Bush, whom we shall hold responsible for gross bungling, misconduct, and failure in the war on terror.
Petition Two Notes:
"Whereas the American invasion of Iraq has inflamed anti-American sentiment around the world, boosted the recruited ranks of our enemy Al Qaeda, and in the opinion of qualified and dedicated intelligence professionals...""Bush's Lost Year" by James Fallows, Atlantic Monthly (at www.global security.org), October '04
"provided a "gift" to our enemies that they had never dared hope for...""A White House Smear" by David Corn, The Nation (at www.commondreams.org), 7/16/03
"Whereas the public revelation of the secret arrest of Pakistani double agent Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan by the Bush administration has dismayed our allies, revealed a vital secret to the enemy, and harmed our efforts to pursue the trail of Al Qaeda wherever it may lead..."
"Whereas this misconduct, ineptitude and mishandling of the war on terror, in the opinion of dedicated public servants in the intelligence community, have increased the threat of terrorist attack on American soil..."
"Bush's
Lost Year" by James Fallows, Atlantic Monthly (at www.global
security.org),
October '04