In ways we have not seen since the war began, there is a new level of debate about Iraq in Congress. Some who were once
the strongest supporters of the war are now saying it is time for a new direction. Many representatives are considering
changing their stand, and today is an opportunity for all of us to be very clear on exactly what we want:  We want our
 representatives and leaders to do the right thing.  We must renegotiate the closed-bid contracts to include our neighbors,
allies, and the Iraqi people.  Winning bidders can support their investments with peacekeeping forces.  We cannot continue
to stay a course of death and destruction when other options are at hand.

It is unconscienable to use our troops as enforcers for no-bid transnational contracts in a breeding ground for terror.  We must
not replace old-style British and American colonialism with a corporate exploitation of Iraq.  This is a reciepe for disaster.  As Iraqis
and others across the globe provide peacekeeping forces, our troops can come home to reconnect with family and rebuild America.