Progressive Democrat Issue 120: BUSH VETOES FUNDING FOR THE TROOPS: Mission Accomplished?

On the FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" CLAIM, our un-elected and unpopular President defied the will of the people and vetoed funding our troops who are in a combat zone. Democrats fulfilled their promise to the American people and demanded an exit strategy, a timetable for getting our troops out of the Iraq quagmire. Bush made the decision to cut off funding for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan rather than provide Congress with an exit strategy.

By doing this he will be vetoed the will of the people, who overwhelmingly are sick of being lied to and seeing soldiers die for nothing, and he is committing our soldiers to an indefinite involvement in a civil war with no purpose for the United States and no exit strategy. Doing this on the 4th anniversary of his "Mission Accomplished" statement, which must have referred to the accomplishment of turning American foreign policy into nothing more than a gravy train for Halliburton and sacrificing our soldiers and our war against al-Qaeda in the process, seems to be one of the most ironic momments of his term of occupation of the White Hosue. Great mission, great accomplishment...

VoteVets.org is responding to Bush's veto of the will of the people and common sense with the following video:



I am urging people to give their own message to the Republican party by donating to defeat the Republicans in 2008. If we have another record breaking quarter of fundraising, the Republicans are going to shit their pants and I bet they will start abandoning Bush like crazy. THEN maybe Congress can force an exit strategy and withdrawal over Bush's veto.

Donate now, in honor of the 4th Anniversary of "Mission Accomplished," to winning the House in 2008.

Donate now, in honor of Bush vetoing funding for our troops, to winning the Senate in 2008.

And Donate now, in honor of the failed McCain/Bush/Lieberman surge, to winning the White House in 2008.

Sending them a clear message by having another record fundraising quarter is the only way I can see to wake up the Republicans.

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