Congress Must Act to End the Iraq Occupation

As the situation in Iraq deteriorates on a daily basis our Congress is sitting on its collective hands and doing nothing to change the course. The American presence in Iraq inflames tensions both in and out of Iraq. Even moderate Islamists are becoming increasingly anti-American as a result of our continuing destruction of Iraq. In the meantime the President continues to ignore advice from nearly every sector. Various committees and study groups have recommended diplomatic efforts including approaches to Syria and Iran. Our illustrious President can’t see fit to try any such. So our forces continue to occupy small areas of Iraq and we continue to see death notices in the newspaper as our soldiers are killed on a near daily basis.

There appears to be no real solution that includes our staying in Iraq as a military presence. Withdrawal seems to be the most rational and sensible course available. Why then can our President and our Congress not see this? When will our leaders begin to lead in the ways the voting public most approves? While we continue to squander large amounts of money in Iraq our country is failing to support its own people.

We need to bring the troops home and begin to invest in our own country lest we lose more than we can afford. Congress must get into action and stop funding this illegal and immoral occupation. The sooner we see action to end the occupation the better for all concerned.