Out of Iraq - Now

Molly Ivins recent column was a call to action to end the war in Iraq. As my little part, I sent the following letter to my Congressmen.

I am writing to state again my opposition to the Iraq occupation. Our continued presence does nothing but continue the violence. No one wants to live under foreign occupation. The Iraqis are no exception.

We were told that we needed to invade Iraq to find weapons of mass destruction. We found out that they no longer had them. Mission accomplished. It was time to leave.

We were told that we needed to get rid of an evil dictator, although no reason was given for why we should start with this particular evil dictator. Sadam has been hanged. Mission accomplished. It is time to leave.

We are now told that our mission is to create a stable Iraq that is capable of defending itself and participating in the fight against terrorism. Iraq was stable before we invaded. As despotic as Sadam was, he was definitely an enemy of Al Quaeda. Mission accomplished before we started. We could have prevented massive death and misery, and saved billions of dollars by not starting the war.

It is time to stop funding the Iraq occupation. How many more have to die while we decide how to save face? Our military is at the breaking point. Our treasury is bankrupt. There is no face left to be saved.