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Past Actions: 2006 Citizens' Tool Kit on Iraq: Speaking Up!
Questions for Candidates and Incumbents:
- Do you support a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq?
- The war in Iraq is currently costing American taxpayers almost $300 million a day, taking away from critical funding for our homeland security, healthcare, the education of our children and other priorities right here at home. What will you do to meet these needs?
- U.S. investigators have identified more than $300 million taxpayer dollars that have been spent on questionable reconstruction projects, and Halliburton has received $50 billion in no-bid contracts despite being fined for overcharging the government. What steps will you take to prevent further fleecing of the American taxpayer? What are you going to do to hold the government accountable?
- Congress recently voted to cut $14 billion in funding for veterans healthcare over the next ten years and opposed giving the National Guard members and Reservists access to the Pentagon's health insurance. What will you do to stop this assault on services to our veterans?
- Experts are reporting that Iraq is on the verge of a civil war and that many of the soldiers that the U.S. is training in Iraq are militia combatants contributing to the sectarian violence that, according to the United Nations, is taking the lives of an average of 100 Iraqi civilians a day. Should the U.S. be in the middle of a civil war in Iraq?
- The Bush administration misled the country about weapons of mass destruction and the costs of invading Iraq. They also failed to prepare and our soldiers were sent into combat without the proper protection, leading to the unnecessary deaths and injuries of thousands of soldiers. What have you done as a Member of Congress to hold the administration accountable for devastating miscalculations? Or, what will you do to hold the administration accountable as a Member of Congress?
- Six generals have called for the resignation of Secretary Rumsfeld. Given the failed policies that led us into the war in Iraq and a worsening situation for our troops on the ground without a clear plan for success, will you also ask for Rumsfeld to step down?
- A recent report released by credible American and Iraqi researchers estimates that the true number of Iraqi civilians killed since the U.S. invasion has been more than 600,000. If this study is accurate, this explains a recent poll that says three-fourths of Iraqi citizens support an immediate U.S. withdrawal. Iraqi officials also recently reported that over one million civilians have been displaced since 2003. Despite claims by the administration, the sectarian violence and attacks on U.S. troops continues to worsen. If elected, what immediate actions will you take to address this growing humanitarian crisis?
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