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Veterans Group Calls on Congress to Impeach George W. Bush and Richard
Cheney
SOURCE: Veterans For Peace, Inc.
"It is clear that George Bush does not intend to change course in an effort
to right this great wrong," said Veterans For Peace president David Cline.
"He has had enough time in his second term to begin a shift and he has not.
It is time to remove him from office. "ST. LOUIS--On March 30, a national
veterans’ organization called for the removal of President George W. Bush
and Vice-President Richard Cheney for crimes the group charges were
committed during the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
In a letter sent to each member of the US House and Senate, Veterans For
Peace (VFP) stated that “...This administration’s war on Iraq, in addition
to being increasingly unpopular among Americans, is an unmistakable
violation of our Constitution and federal law which you have sworn to
uphold. In our system, the remedy for such high crimes is clear: this
administration must be impeached.”
David Cline, a decorated Vietnam War combat veteran and VFP president, said
in a prepared statement to the press, "We do not make this call lightly and
as former members of the US armed forces, we take our responsibilities as
citizens very seriously. For that reason we believe that when our government
conducts a war of aggression on Iraq and commits a growing and appalling
series of what must legally be considered war crimes and crimes against
humanity in the execution of that war, it violates Article VI of the US
Constitution, the War Crimes Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. § 2441), and numerous
international treaties which are legally binding on our nation."
Cline continued, "We are not the first group to call for impeachment. We
have decided to add our voice to the call. All the reasons given for the
invasion have shown themselves to be half-truths or misleading. The conflict
continues to drag on taking the lives of our soldiers and innocent Iraqis.
It is clear that George Bush does not intend to change course in an effort
to right this great wrong. He has had enough time in his second term to
begin a shift and he has not. It is time to remove him from office."
Veterans For Peace is seeking individual and organizational supporters to
work jointly on the effort to impeach the President.
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To read the VFP letter to Congress and review the US and international laws
the VFP claims the Bush administration has violated, just click here:
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/impeachment/laws.doc
Veterans For Peace is a 5,000-member national organization founded in 1985,
with 118 chapters across the country.
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