February 12, 2025
Letter

Funding Iraq war

Many of us are heartened by Reps. Mike Michaud and Tom Allen’s votes against continued funding of the Iraq war. This week, as the Senate considers funding the Iraq war, we need to ask our senators to do the same.

We urge Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe to vote against any further funding of the occupation of Iraq. Any further Iraq funding should go only toward military withdrawal, reconstruction and reparations – not continued military presence. We want our tax dollars back in Maine and our country to rebuild our own communities for real security and to care for the veterans physically and psychologically wounded by this war.

Copies of a petition with above text will be delivered to the Bangor offices of the senators this week. Let us know if you can join us. To sign the petition, e-mail info@peacectr.org, call 942-9343 or call the senators to let them know the best way to support our troops is to end the occupation of Iraq and bring them home.

Ilze Petersons

Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine

Bangor


Have feedback? Want to know more? Send us ideas for follow-up stories.

comments for this post are closed

You may also like