With all the horrific news coming out of Iraq each day, I'm always heartened to hear an encouraging or inspiring story. Like the recent revelation courtesy of The Military Times that over 60% of active-duty troops don't support an escalation. Not that Bush will listen -- but at least the voices of military folks are being heard throughout the country.
So tonight my father clued me in on a recent article in The Nation about a group of active-duty soldiers who will be delivering an "Appeal for Redress" to the Congress on January 15, Martin Luther King Day. The appeal calls on the Congress to promptly withdraw US troops from Iraq. I was amazed I hadn't heard about this yet given how much lefty blog propaganda I consume regularly -- so I'm guessing I might not be alone...
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