We said it in November. We'll say it again.

No. More. War.

Tell Congress to deny funding for more war in Iraq.

On a positive note, we're glad to see that the debate on the war has begun. Speaker Pelosi and others have brought it to the floor, and many voices are being heard.

It's also postive that the supplemental includes provision to withdraw troops by a 'date certain.'

However, that date is in 2008. How many more must die in that year? How much more money will we pour into this reckless adventure that still does not make sense?

Because we want the war to end as soon as possible, we urge you to take this action. One click, add your zip code, and you can send a message to your Member of Congress.

• The war is funded by what they call a "supplemental budget bill." The supplemental is in addition to the regular federal budget.*
  The budget for fiscal year 2007-08 does NOT include the year's spending for Iraq. Since the war started, the administration has been funding outside of the regular budget process.
  While past supplemental funding for this war has flown through Congress, this one has been hotly debated. We welcome the debate, but we continue to advocate for an end to the war as quickly as possible; that means, no funding for more war.
• Congresswoman Barbara Lee has introduced an amendment that would have fully funded withdrawal by the end of the 2007. This will most likely be excluded.
• The supplemental gives the president the right to waive requirements that troops sent to Iraq must be properly trained, equipped and rested.
• The supplemental does NOT include any limit on the president's ability to wage war on Iran without a vote of Congress.

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• *The original intent of supplemental budgets was for emergency funding (such as natural disaster relief). In theory, supplemental appropriations provide additional funding during the course of a fiscal year for programs that are considered too urgent to wait until the next year’s budget.
• It has been controversial that the administration has continued to include funding in a "supplemental" bill. Certainly, it has helped to obscure the true overall size of the military budget. If you add the $140 billion estimate for funding the war in FY08 to the regular funding for the Pentagon and nuclear weapons, you get a military budget that is 59% of the federal discretionary budget.
• Which is really shocking.

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