SUPPORT OUR TROOPS RESOLUTION | www.PeaceAware.com

Dear, Congressman Pearce and Senators Bingaman and Domenici of New Mexico:

We urge you to please sign the "Support Our Troops"

Resolution. The "Support Our Troops" Resolution was developed by United for 
Peace and Justice and Code Pink: Women for Peace. As our New Mexico 
representatives we at  www.PeaceAware.com would also like you to sign on to the resolution.

Be it resolved:

Whereas, We support our men and women in the armed forces 100 percent. We salute them for their sacrifice on behalf of our 
nation. We thank them for their willingness to risk their lives;

Whereas, Even as we praise our servicemen and women, we regret that the President of the 
United States has ordered them to start a preemptive war fought without international support;

Whereas, We believe a preemptive, unilateral war is unworthy of the honor and tradition of the U.S. military. Our armed forces 
should not be invading and occupying other countries;

Whereas, The House Budget Committee's Republican majority voted to cut the Department of Veterans 
Affairs' budget by $25 billion over the next 10 years;

Whereas, The House Budget Committee's Republican majority voted to cut the Impact Aid program that 
supports the education of soldiers' children by $204 million;

Whereas, The Bush Administration ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs to limit 
veterans'™ access to healthcare and benefits by ordering VA to stop publicizing 
the availability of benefits;

Whereas, In the last Gulf War, veterans were exposed to the fall out from destroyed chemical weapons, ammunition depots, 
oil fires, depleted uranium and experimental drugs resulting in the disabling of 
more than 163,000 veterans, and;

Whereas, Despite the requirements of the 1997 Force Health Protection law (Public Law 105-85), the Department of Defense 
is repeating the mistakes from the 1991 by failing to identify who went to war, 
their exposures, and their health consequences; and,

Whereas, An offensive war and budget cuts demonstrate that Congress and the President have 
thus far failed to provide support for veterans and families of active duty 
troops and reservists.

Whereas, An offensive war and budget cuts demonstrate that Congress and the President have thus far failed to provide 
support for veterans and families of active duty troops and 
reservists;

Be it Therefore Resolved that the U.S. Congress calls for the immediate return of U.S. troops to the U.S.;

And Be it Further Resolved, We call for an increase in government spending for veterans and higher pay and 
benefits for service members and their families;

And Be it Further Resolved, That we urge our government to adopt a foreign policy that achieves 
victory through diplomacy and engagement with the United Nations and democracies 
rather than resorting to war as the first option to resolve disputes. Avoiding 
and ending unnecessary combat in Iraq is the best way to support our troops and 
ensure their safe and speedy return home.

Sincerely,

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