Last Week

• AAEI member group MoveOn.org held a Virtual Town Hall Meeting on Iraq with seven Democratic presidential candidates. Read highlights or listen to the whole event
• After AAEI and Progress Ohio delivered the Ohio National Guard Readiness Report to his office, Sen. Voinovich joined Gov. Strickland in publicly questioning the president's Iraq strategy. Columbus Dispatch
• With field support from USAction, AAEI members confronted their legislators about safely ending the war. 
  • Minnesota (video)
  • West Virginia (op-ed)

What's Next

• AAEI member group Americans United will begin airing ads in six districts emphasizing the need to safely end the war. Targeted districts include:
  • Bono (R-CA)
  • Heller (R-NV)
  • Johnson (R-IL)
  • Kuhl (R-RY)
  • Walsh (R-NY)
  • Wilson (R-NM)           
• Automated phone calls recorded by Iraq War veterans will begin in 31 targeted House districts. Audio files of the calls will be posted at www.noiraqescalation.com.
• Following the example from Ohio, AAEI groups will continue to press legislators on their states' National Guard deployments.