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A LONE VET
against the war...
Here is some information provided by
Joe Walsh. His efforts deserve support.
Our protests outside of Rep.
Blumenauer’s office:
There are thirty or forty of us who gather on
Thursdays at noon to demand that he make a statement that impeachment is
back on the table.
There are no leaders, we all share the concept
that Cheney and/ or Bush should be impeached and want our representative
to lead the charge and not hide and wait to see what happens in the
coming months. There was a political decision made by the
leadership of the Democratic Party not to push impeachment because they
would use it during the 08-election cycle. That would and probably is
good thinking except people are dying---lots of people.
Since January, when the Dems took over the
House of Representatives, the following has happened:
Let me start with Congressman Blumenauer’s words,
“Since the President announced his surge in January, we have spent $60
billion and lost 600 lives. In five years, we have invested half a
trillion dollars in the Iraq war - $10 billion every month - and yet the
situation is only growing worse.
Our ongoing war in Iraq has also created a refugee crisis that rivals
the tragedy in Darfur. With 4 million Iraqis displaced from their homes,
I am committed to working with my colleagues to help them find safety,
bring our troops home and end this nightmare NOW. You can
watch a
statement I
made on the war and my Iraqi refugee legislation.”
We believe there is a terrible disconnect between what Blumenauer knows
and what he is willing to do about what is happening. These are
some of the reasons we stand inside and outside Rep.
Blumenauer’s office.
Some things about me:
I was a chief steward for IBEW LOCAL 2293, Long Beach Naval Shipyard,
for four years and Vice President for one year. I handled the safety
negotiations for the Metal Trades Council (13 unions) for two years.
I gave up a Navy career after nine years in 1970 because I opposed the
continuation of the Vietnam War. ... I don’t sign in, I just
show up.
In Peace and Hope
Joe Walsh---Lone Vet
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