Demonstrators march near St. Andrews Plaza as part of the protest movement against big business called “Occupy Wall Street,” in New York, Sept. 30, 2011. (Photo: Ozier Muhammad / The New York Times
After ten years of war, now is a perfect time to act to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Friends Committee on National Legislation has set up a toll-free number for us to call Congress:
1-877-429-0678. A Congressional “supercommittee” is charged with coming up with $1.5 trillion in reduced debt over ten years, and the wars and the bloated Pentagon budget dangle before the supercommittee like overripe fruit.
A recent CBS poll shows how far out of step with the 99 percent the Pentagon’s plans are. Sixty-two percent want US troops out within two years.
But the Pentagon wants to stay for at least 13 more years.
totally unacceptable.” More protests and more phone calls will get more members of Congress talking like that.