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Iraq: War Money Vote Next Week

The House this week delayed a vote on legislation providing more than $160 billion in new money for the administration's failed war strategy in Iraq. But FCNL lobbyists expect the House will approve new money for the war next week.

The delay in the war-funding vote provides more time to urge the House to vote against funding for the administration's failed war strategy in Iraq: http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=11351496&type=CO.

If you have already written a letter, please ask three friends to also write Congress: http://action.fcnl.org/taf/iraqsupplemental.

With the November elections approaching, this could be the last binding vote on the Iraq war in 2008. Our lobbyists don't expect that the House will block new funding for war, but your lobbying could increase the number of representatives who vote against the war-funding bill. We at FCNL are also lobbying Congress to attach amendments to this legislation that would require the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and prevent the Bush administration from committing the United States to a long-term military presence in Iraq, and ban torture.

If Congress doesn't act now, the president will lock the United States into a long-term military presence in Iraq. Our analysts and many of our allies are also concerned that the failure of his war strategy in Iraq may lead the president to try to shift the focus of public discussion by provoking a new war with Iran.

Take Action

Write your representative today. Urge her or him not to vote for more money for the president's failed war strategy in Iraq: http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=11351496&type=CO.

If you have already written your representative, ask three friends to also write Congress: http://action.fcnl.org/taf/iraqsupplemental.

Background

FCNL opposes all new funding for the war: http://www.fcnl.org/issues/item.php?item_id=3271&issue_id=35

Read Dan Smith's analysis of the agreement the president is negotiating with Iraq: http://www.fcnl.org/issues/item.php?item_id=3274&issue_id=35.

Read "Administration Plans New Authorization for War and Military Bases.": http://www.fcnl.org/issues/item.php?item_id=3196&issue_id=35

More about FCNL's Iraq program: http://www.fcnl.org/iraq/

Contacting Legislators

Contact your members of Congress through FCNL's web site: http://capwiz.com/fconl/dbq/officials/.

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

Sen. ________
U.S. Senate

Washington, DC 20510

Rep. ________
U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, DC 20515