Open Invitation to Senators Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain...

...to attend the Winter Soldier Hearing.

From March 13-16, in Silver Springs, MD, representatives of a veterans' organization will be offering testimony about their participation in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This organization has more than 800 members, organized into 48 chapters in 41 states. They would like for any and all of you to attend.

The event is called "Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan." The organization is called Iraq Veterans Against the War.

All of you have made considerable noise about veterans, about the war, and about foreign policy. We believe you would profit by listening to what these veterans will have to say about their first-hand experiences of the war. You all have also made considerable noise about honesty and courage and facing hard facts, etc., etc., etc.

Can you be honest enough and courageous enough to take the political risk associated with giving this group of veterans your attention, with meeting them, and with answering the questions they might pose to you about what you would do as Commander-in-Chief?

We will know -- by who and who does not attend -- the answer to that question.

And Iraq Veterans Against the War will be pointing out who does and does not attend during the hearings.

Comments

[IngeniousGirl]

thank you for this post I've got an email to me already from one vet group I joined, I hope the candidates go. I'm 59, have a son in Iraq, and its hard for me to go, but I support them, I support them all of them, those Vets, those Heroes, fallen, courageous, injured, recovered, stressed, homeless, open arms, support them all with not just words. I live here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_hillside_memorial

[timm0]

I was surprised at the "outrage" over the New Orleans meeting of some group of non-white folks that Obama didn't attend. Honestly, if these guys have to attend every meeting of racially-aligned groups, there'd be a lot less time for campaigning.

But THIS is an offer no candidate can refuse! If they don't go to this, they should be vilified. I doubt mccain will go, of course... you see, he's already 'been to the front lines.' He got to wear a flak jacket and walk around a market. He already knows what he wants to know (or has been told to know). You can't make enough noise about this event, Stan. It's important that people get to know what's going on.

[762X39mm]

thanks stan!

[dryfactoidobotanoid]

I heard soldiers are being fined for military equipment that was lost in combat through injury. What the fuck. I mean, seriouslyl. What. The. Fuck.