President Bush has told us that he plans on keeping 130,000 troops in Iraq indefinitely—no end in sight.

Bush's strategy? Distract from that grim proposal by making a big deal out of the 30,000 "surge" troops that are returning next summer—despite the fact that they were coming home anyway because the military is stretched so thin. But if he can convince the public and the media that his plan is a "withdrawal," Congress won't be able to pass real legislation to end this reckless war.

We've put together a new ad that calls Bush's bluff and tells Congress that his plan isn't going to cut it. We are rushing it onto TV Monday. You can see it now here:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YGj0Zen3fkc&eurl=

We've lost close to 4,000 American troops in this war. We've poured half a trillion dollars into it. Every day we turn on the news and we hear about more devastation in Iraq. We need Congress to start bringing our troops home this fall.

President Bush has vetoed a plan to start bringing our troops home from Iraq this year. It's outrageous and it's not clear how Congress will respond. We need to tell them we expect them to stand strong. Sign the petition to Congress today!

http://pol.moveon.org/troopshome

Please join this group, and then take a moment and share this video and petition with all of your friends and family.

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President Bush has told us that he plans on keeping 130,000 troops in Iraq indefinitely—no end in sight.

Bush's strategy? Distract from that grim proposal by making a big deal out of the 30,000 "surge" troops that are returning next summer—despite the fact that they were coming home anyway because the military is stretched so thin. But if he can convince the public and the media that his plan is a "withdrawal," Congress won't be able to pass real legislation to end this reckless war.

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