US Anti-War Organizations Launch New Multi-Million Dollar Campaign

A mélange of national progressive organizations came together today to launch a newly-focused Iraq Campaign.  The aim is to expose the costs of the Iraq war and how it's related to the current economic down-turn in the United States.  Labor unions, peace organizations, and economic justice groups plan to put millions of dollars into the campaign.  Jeff Blum is the Executive Director of USAction.  Along with pledging 10 million dollars to the effort over the next year, the organization is involved with other major campaign initiatives.

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The new Iraq Campaign has received early support from former US Senator John Edwards; he sees the coming presidential election as the key to getting out of Iraq.

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One of the first orders of business for the Iraq Campaign is to mobilize in a mass nation-wide day of action on March 19th, the 5th anniversary of the war.  The Senate is likely to take up the question of Iraq later this week.