As Rep. Deborah Pryce (OH-15), Pat Tiberi (OH-12), Sen. George Voinovich, and the rest of the elected Ohio Republicans nod in agreement with President Bush and Gen. Petraeus, they allow the Iraq war to continue. By not working to end the war by pulling our troops out of Iraq, these Ohio Republicans are allowing more of our soldiers and Marines to die in Iraq.
Here is an excerpt from article from the Dispatch:
.....Both Tiberi, of Genoa Township, and Pryce, of Upper Arlington, indicated that they believe Petraeus' report that there has been military progress in Iraq. Pryce said, "Even many ardent opponents of the war begrudgingly admit that we've achieved significant military progress in the past two months."
The Republicans want to "stay the course" and support the President. While these GOP members refuse to budge, Americans are being killed every single day in Iraq. Several hundred of our military have also committed suicide while in Iraq. All of these deaths could have been prevented if the Republicans were gutsy enough to join the Democrats and end the war.
With an average of 3 Americans per day being killed in Iraq and Bush having approximately 500 days left in office, there will be about 1500 additional soldiers and Marines killed in Iraq while Bush is in office and the Republicans support Bush's failed Iraq policies.
Things could get worse. Americans could elect a Republican as President and continue the war for years.
What can Americans do now to try to end the war? We need to write and call our elected officials repeatedly and tell them we want out of Iraq now. Let our senators and representatives know that we want them to join Democrats and work to bring our troops home.