The Declaration of Peace Nine-Point Comprehensive Peace Plan for Iraq
by The Declaration of Peace
- An End to All Funding for U.S. Military Operations in Iraq
In September 2007, important Congressional funding decisions will be made regarding the U.S. occupation of Iraq during Fiscal Year 2008. President Bush is seeking another $145 billion (with an additional request for $50 billion) for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, on top of $482 billion for the regular military budget.
Congress has constitutional power and authority to stop funding the continued U.S. occupation of Iraq, and instead to fund a safe, speedy and complete withdrawal.
Cutting funding for the occupation is the most direct and the only effective way for Congress to assert its authority to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. No other resolutions or bills Congress may pass demanding an end to the occupation will have any legally binding effect on the Bush Administration. As long as Congress appropriates funds for the occupation, Congress gives its “implied consent” and therefore a legal basis for the President to continue the occupation.
- Safe and Rapid Withdrawal of All U.S. Troops and Coalition Forces from Iraq, With No Future Deployments [more]