KEEP AMERICA SAFE - No Unilateral War on Iraq Get the attention of Congress! Your representatives depend on your vote, yet seldom do we do the simple things that make an impact! Care2's Peace Action Site is a public service that puts this POWER at your fingertips. How you can help: Sign Petition to Stop the War! Join this MASSIVE FAX / LETTER CAMPAIGN to overwhelm the offices of your Senators and State Representatives with support for a peaceful resolution. Our free, automated system will instantly send personalized letters to get your opinion, on paper, on the desks of your reps. Call your Representatives (get contact info). Together, we are flooding their phone lines with calls for peace. Leave a voice mail, or better yet, speak with your reps or their staff. You know how influential a conversation can be - get them on the phone and you can guarantee you'll leave a lasting impression on them. Print our Phone Tips and Talking Points. Meet your Representatives (get contact info). Wow. This is how you make the super-impact. Nothing beats a face to face meeting. Your reps have local offices where you can meet them or their staff. Print our Meeting Tips and Talking Points.   ** Join pre-arranged meetings with your reps together - powerful and very effective. Get others involved. Success depends on getting everyone we can involved!     HELP US TRACK YOUR EFFORTS! MEETINGS YOU ARRANGED MEETINGS YOU COMPLETED REPRESENTATIVES YOU PHONED OTHER WAYS YOU HELPED (faxes sent do not need to be reported - we track these numbers automatically) Thank you for keeping our supporters, our staff, and others using Care2's Action Center up to date. We'll try to post some of your personal progress reports on this site. Even if you only got through to your Rep's voice mail or set up a meeting - tell us - your progress keeps us juiced!

Date: Jul 6, 2009 our total progress 124,525 Total Actions events / meetings updates March 25 - Unexpected Vietnam style guerrilla tactics of Saddam's military forces behind coalition frontlines, have caused Coalition commanders to increase estimates on casualties, the costs and duration of the war. Still, coalition resolve remains steadfast. Meanwhile, due to the unexpected resistance, humanitarian efforts are stymied. Iraqi civilians in many cities are without water, electricity and food. Concerns are spreading that the action in Iraq could spiral into another Vietnam. March 21 - The War in Iraq has begun with ground troops moving into the Iraqi desert and a storm of aircraft hitting targets in Baghdad. Casualties are certain, and we all hope the fighting is over quickly and that our troops will return safely. Many still believe the best way to support our troops is to bring them home alive. March 18 - Bush annouces a 48 hour deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq. Hussein's refusal to go into exile ensures a U.S. led attack within the week. All U.N. & foreign staff have been withdrawn from Iraq because, as Bush said, "It is not a safe place to be." Unfortunately, the people of Iraq can not leave. There will be many lives lost if we move forward with military action. March 17 - Major peace groups in the United States issued a national call Monday for non-violent direct action beginning immediately to step up peace protests. Massive civil disobedience actions are planned in Washington at the Capitol beginning the 17th. March 13 - President Bush has announced that he will delay a vote on his United Nations resolution to authorize an Iraq war. Administration officials say that further negotiations will not create a consensus. March 7 - The US Admin seems ready to push past the UN and attack Iraq unilaterally. Europeans are calling the approach "arrogant" - even suggesting that the US is now the unwieldy threat to world peace. Wow - what a change a year makes. The good news is that the Administration has not yet set a firm deadline for attack - meaning that there is an opportunity for cooler heads to prevail. Let's keep the pressure on our Representatives to slow things down and search for a better solution than more bloodshed. March 6 - Welcome to our Peace Action Center. This is a brand new system that still probably has some bugs, so please bear with us. If you have suggestions, let us know.