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02/05/2004 Entry: "Censure Bush"

Moveon.org is circulating a petition in order to try to hold President Bush accountable for the deceitful decision to invade Iraq. If you are so inclined, click "details" below to view the introductory letter and sign the petition.

Dear friend,

In an attempt to escape responsibility for the misleading statements that led the nation to war, President Bush has announced plans to form an independent inquiry to look into what went wrong.  An inquiry would serve the Bush administration well: it would envelop the issue in a fog of uncertainty, deflect blame onto the intelligence services, and push any political damage into 2005, after the upcoming election.

But the facts need no clarification.  Despite repeated warnings from the CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency, President Bush and his administration hyped and distorted the threat that Iraq posed.  And now that reality is setting in, the President seeks to pin the blame on someone else.  We can't let him.

Congress has the power to censure the President -- to formally reprimand him for his betrayal of the nation's trust.  If ever there was a time to use this function, it is now.  Join the call for Congress to censure President Bush now at:

Moveon.org Petition to Censure

Thanks.