Immediate Actions to take to help end the War in Iraq

Contact Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition 531-2288 moprovote@mindspring.com www.missouriprovote.org

1. Contact Senator Michael Gibbons (Dist.15)

573-751-2853 mrgibbons@senate.mo.gov

Representative Rick Stream(Dist. 94)

573-751-4069 Rick.Stream@house.mo.gov

Speaker of the House Representative Rodney Jetton

573-238-4529 Rod.Jetton@house.mo.gov

Call State Capitol Switchboard

573-751-2000 and ask for your Senator or Representative

Message For Senators: Vote yes on SCR 13. The majority of Americans oppose any escalation of the war in Iraq. Stopping the Bush-McCain escalation plan is the first step to beginning to end the war.

To see a copy of SCR 13 go to:

http://www.senate.mo.gov/07info/pdf-bill/intro/scr13.pdf

For Representatives: Ask House Speaker Rod Jetton to assign HCR 19 to a committee so that the costs of the war in Iraq for Missourians can be openly discussed. The majority of Americans oppose any escalation of the war in Iraq. The war has cost our state over $7 billion dollars and the precious lives of many young soldiers. Stopping the Bush-McCain escalation plan is the first step to beginning to end the war.

To see a copy of HCR 19 go to: http://www.house.mo.gov/bills071/biltxt/intro/HCR0019I.htm

For House Speaker Jetton: Assign HCR 19 to a committee so that the costs of the war in Iraq for Missourians can be openly discussed. The majority of Americans oppose any escalation of the war. The war has cost our state over $7 billion dollars and the precious lives of many young soldiers. By not assigning the bill to a committee you are preventing a debate that the majority of Missourians want.

2. Write letters to the Editor

For excellent background material go to:

http://nationalpriorities.org/auxiliary/maps_files/BudgetFY2008/AR.pdf for the costs of the war to Missouri taxpayers.

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/03/pdf/readiness_report.pdf for a review of the overuse of the Army and the National Guard

http://www.missouriprovote.org/Home.asp for updated information about Americans Against the Escalation in Iraq

http://www.progressivestates.org to learn more about the campaign for state legislatures to pass resolutions against the escalation of the war in Iraq

Newspaper Contacts:

St. Louis American L.T. E. letters@stlamerican.com

Webster Kirkwood Times L.T.E. www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com

St. Louis Post Dispatch L.T.E. letters@post-dispatch.com

Suburban Journal L.T.E. southnews@yourjournal.com

3. Respond to Pro Vote e alert messages

As legislation comes up we will send you a brief e alert so that you can easily contact your legislators. We track legislators responses so that we know who we need to target therefore, please always let us know what contacts you make.

Americans Against the Escalation in Iraq –AAEI

Missouri campaign participants-Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition, Service Employees International Union, Military Families Speak Out, Don Connors Chapter of Veterans for Peace, Instead of War coalition, St. Louis Area Move On Council, Washington University Peace Coalition, State Representative Janette Mott Oxford.

Talking Points

-According to a Washington Post ABC News Poll done 2/22 to 2/25/07

*67% of Americans oppose the Bush-McCain plan to send more troops into Iraq.

*56% approve of a withdrawal in order to avoid further U.S. military casualties, even if that means civil order is not restored in Iraq.

-The Democratic victories in November sent a clear message that Americans want a change of course in Iraq. We put the Dems in office to figure out how to get us out of the war in Iraq.

-President Bush is requesting nearly $100 billion in additional war spending for F.Y. 2007. So far we have spent 405,620,625,000.00 on the war in Iraq.

- 3171 American soldiers have died in the war in Iraq.

- 23,785 Americans have been seriously injured in the war in Iraq.

Enough of a Failed Policy is Enough!

Contact Kathy Peterson at Americans Against the Escalation In Iraq

Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition

314-531-2288 moprovote@mindspring.com