It's H.R. 508.
Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), and Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced the Bring Our Troops Home and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act of 2007. There's a six-month time frame for withdrawing all US military forces from Iraq, a framework for bringing stability back to Iraq, and it fully funds the VA health care system.
Last Saturday in his radio address Bush challenged those who disagreed with him to offer their own plan. Don't get me started on the idiocy and arrogance of such a demand, but I what's important is three Gentlewomen from California have given our nation another vehicle to move forward.
Here's Woolsey's plan:
- Withdraw all U.S. troops and military contractors from Iraq within six months from date of enactment.
- Prohibit any further funding to deploy, or continue to deploy U.S. troops in Iraq. The bill does, however, allow for funding to be used, as needed, to ensure a safe withdrawal of all US military personnel and contractors, diplomatic consultations. Funding may also be used for the increased training and equipping of Iraqi and international security forces.
- Accelerate, during the six month transition, training of a permanent Iraqi security force.
- Authorize, if requested by the Iraqi government, U.S. support for an international stabilization force. Such a force would be funded for no longer than two years, and be combined with economic and humanitarian assistance.
- Guarantee full health care funding, including mental health, for U.S. veterans of military operations in Iraq and other conflicts.
- Rescind the Congressional Authorization for the War in Iraq.
- Prohibit the construction of permanent US military bases in the country.
- Finally, we believe that Iraqi oil belongs to the Iraqis. Once the oil is in the international market, the U.S. will certainly have access to our share. That's why our bill ensures that the U.S. has no long-term control over Iraqi oil.
A round of applause please for Woolsey and her co-sponsors;
Barbara Lee (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Diane Watson (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John Conyers Jr. (D-MI), Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Bob Filner (D-CA), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Donald Payne (D-NJ) and Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX)
The text of the bill can be found here.
Now go send a letter to your Member of Congress, or pick up the phone and call their office. Ask them to support H.R. 508 and ask them to add their name to the list of co-sponsors.