Our soldiers petition Congress for support

Phil Gingrey ^ | 5/7/07 | Phil Gingrey

[bnelson44]

Two military officers in Iraq have started an Internet petition asking Congress to support their mission and let them finish the job in Iraq. U.S. News and World Report notes:

Navy Lt. Jason Nichols and Staff Sgt. David Thul from the Minnesota Army National Guard have rolled out an Internet petition to finish the job. Nichols tells us that his colleagues “think the war is worth fighting but there wasn’t a way for us to express that fact.” Then they discovered that they could file a grievance with Congress, which in this case asks them to back the war… they’ve collected nearly 3,000 signatures and will deliver them to Congress this week. “I … think we’re winning the fight in Iraq on the ground,” says Nichols, but frets over losing the political battle in Washington. “It’s the responsibility of the military to prevent that.”

The soldiers’ website, appealforcourage.org, notes:

I respectfully urge my political leaders in Congress to fully support our mission in Iraq and halt any calls for retreat. I also respectfully urge my political leaders to actively oppose media efforts which embolden my enemy while demoralizing American support at home. The War in Iraq is a necessary and just effort to bring freedom to the Middle East and protect America from further attack.

Our soldiers shouldn’t have to petition Congress to support their mission, but sadly that’s the case in today’s overly-partisan Washington environment. The effort of these soldiers is admirable and courageous.

[bnelson44]

YOUR ACTION REQUESTED BY SOME TROOPS IN IRAQ: Please spread the word about an appeal for redress that people in the military can sign to show support for the mission. They are having problems getting the word out:

www.appealforcourage.org

If you haven't seen this yet: A campaign by active-duty troops asking Congress to drop plans for a withdrawal from Iraq. Lt. Jason Nichols, a 33-year-old naval projects officer who has been in Baghdad since mid-January, said the goal is to keep lawmakers focused on letting the military finish its mission in Iraq, and not prematurely declare failure

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7392499685041821301&hl=en

Petitions for civilians:
http://www.townhall.com/ref/surrender
http://www.gopetition.com/online/11574.html

[Brad’s Gramma]

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[SandRat]

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[DakotaRed]

Another petition that might be of interest to many;

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1829252/posts

[Allegra]

It's great that they're doing this. They will have my support.

The sad thing is that they shouldn't HAVE to do anything like this.

The Cut-and-Run Crowd ought to be ashamed. But they have no shame.