Wednesday, October 25, 2006

US troops call for Iraq pullout

More than 200 men and women from the United States armed services have joined a protest calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, organisers say. The soldiers said they did not think it was worth their while to be in Iraq and questioned the use of repeated tours of duty. The campaign, called the Appeal for Redress from the War in Iraq, takes advantage of defence department rules allowing active duty troops to express personal opinions to politicians without fear of retaliation.......more


The campaign's website
www.appealforredress.org
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