Tell Congress: Stop the Escalation and Bring the Troops Home   Congress authorized the president to start this war, they voted to appropriate the funds to continue it, and now it's time for them to vote to end it.

Yesterday in the Senate, pro-war senators used the filibuster to stop a resolution expressing disapproval of the escalation of the war in Iraq.

So now it's time for binding legislation to compel the president to bring our troops home. Unfortunately, many in Congress are feeling timid about acting to stop the escalation with the strongest possible measures -- so they need to hear from you.

Fortunately, just this morning, Representatives Mike Thompson and Patrick Murphy introduced the Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007, which will compel the president to stop the escalation, and instead start redeploying troops out of Iraq by May 1 of this year.

Click here to tell Congress: support the Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007.

This is a pivotal moment: your representative needs to hear your voice right now, loudly and clearly, demanding concrete steps to start bringing the troops home. Many groups are reaching out to their members this week to raise our collective voice -- and it's important for each of us to take every opportunity to act.

Act now by telling your senators and representative: stop playing games, and bring the troops home.

It's been three months since the American people voted to shake up Congress, sending the clearest possible anti-war message to our national leaders. Now is the time for binding legislative moves to stop the war -- not timidity among anti-war leaders in Congress or game-playing among pro-war ones.

Anti-war leaders in Congress know what needs to be done. Congress authorized the president to start this war; they voted to appropriate the funds to continue it, and now it's time they vote to end it.