Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Current and former Senators -- including presidential hopeful John Edwards -- are responding to calls to "come out" on Iraq. Over 30,000 people have already signed a petition urging Senators and House members who had voted for Bush's blank check for war to publicly admit they were fed falsehoods, and say they regret giving Mr. Bush the power to invade.

It was just three years ago that 77 senators and 296 representatives voted to give the president unilateral authority to invade Iraq. Seven have already admitted their mistake. Only 267 to go.

Former Senator John Edwards declared in an editorial last week: "It was a mistake to vote for this war in 2002. I take responsibility for that mistake. It has been hard to say these words because those who didn't make a mistake -- the men and women of our armed forces and their families -- have performed heroically and paid a dear price... The world desperately needs moral leadership from America, and the foundation for moral leadership is telling the truth."

To date, seven politicians have taken this brave step, and now, having admitted their mistakes, are free to begin to address the blunt truths about the disasterous occupation of Iraq. They are: Former Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Diane Feinstein, former Rep. Dick Gephardt, Sen. Tom Harkin, Sen. John Kerry, and Sen. Jay Rockefeller.

Click on the link below to sign a petition calling on every other member of Congress who voted for the invasion to admit their mistake. click here

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