Last night Congress took the first step towards getting us out of Iraq. It may have been a resounding no, but actually it shows progress. That progress is getting on the agenda.

More and more Americans now believe that George Bush is dishonest and lied about the reasons that took us to war. More and more Americans think the war is a mistake. Gradually this will come to a head.

Getting on the agenda is just the first step. Write your Congressperson now and demand an investigation into the lies that Bush told to get us into war. Even if you support the war you should demand a debate on the subject, which should have been done when it was imminent. To contact your Congressperson go to: http://www.house.gov/writerep/.

Before going into any kind of combat, where US soldiers lives and the lives of civilians are on the line, there must be a public debate. Going to war is the foreign policy version of a guilty verdict. Iraq was never guilty of having weapons of mass destruction by the time that Bush gave him the ultimatum. Nor was there any connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda. Nor was there a connection to the events of 9/11. This war was instigated purely for the pleasure of George Bush.

Back before it started, Bush didn’t want much public debate on the issue. He just wanted us to swallow his lies and be gung ho for the war. And that’s what he got. But not anymore. It may be over two years late but we are finally going to have that public debate. Hopefully it won’t take that many more lives to be lost before the people demand that Congress take action against the president and reign in his fascist regime. Contact your Congressperson now and help get the debate rolling.