wrote:Date: 2007年1月17日(水) 午前5時40分
Subject: Re2: 米軍人の「イラク撤退」署名２００名賛同
> イラク撤退を求める市民の署名は珍しくないが、これは現役軍人の撤退請願署
> 名で議会に提出される。
> すでに２００名が署名して、主催者は２０００名の署名を期待している。まさ
> に末期の末期症状だ。
>
> Some U.S. troops campaigning to withdraw forces from Iraq
> Efforts has drawn support of 200 servicemembers
>
昨日この署名を議会に提出。
昨年１０月で２００だったが、結局１０００名の現役軍人の署名が集まったよ
うだ。この名前は議員にだけ明かされる。
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More than 1,000 servicemembers sign petition to end Iraq war
By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Wednesday, January 17, 2007
WASHINGTON ? Activists on Tuesday delivered to Congress a petition
signed by more than 1,000 current servicemembers calling for an end to
military operations in Iraq.
A pair of Democratic congressmen and a coalition of anti-war groups
used the event to support cutting off all funds for Iraq operations,
saying lawmakers must use any means necessary to end the conflict.
The petition states that staying in Iraq is “not worth the price” and
asks for a prompt withdrawal from the country.
“Our brothers are dying while politicians are squabbling,” said
organizer Sgt. Liam Madden, a Marine stationed with the headquarters
battalion at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. “If you are funding a war
that puts troops in harm’s way, you are not supporting the troops.”
Legal experts for the group insist the servicemembers are permitted to
appeal to Congress for any reason without fear of retaliation from
senior commanders.
Organizers had collected more than 200 signatures within days of
launching their campaign in October, but had hoped to top 2,000 before
presenting it to Congress.
Madden, who served in Iraq for seven months, said the names of those
who signed the petition will be released only to the congressmen who
receive the appeal.
The group said more than 60 percent of the signers had served in Iraq,
but that could not be independently verified.
Sgt. Jabbar Magruder, a California National Guard soldier who also
served in Iraq two years ago, said the group hopes Congress and the
president will offer some response to “the voice of the servicemembers
” by the end of the month.
“Military families are being broken, and promises are going up in
smoke,” he said.
At the petition presentation, Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., praised the
bravery of the signers and said Congress must respond by finding a way
to end U.S. military presence in Iraq.
“If that means cutting off funding, that’s what we need to do,” he
said.
In a statement, presidential hopeful Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio,
echoed that sentiment, saying U.S. withdrawal is “not a matter of if
but when.” Veterans for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, and Iraq
Veterans Against the War also called for funding cuts by Congress.
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