Grass-Roots Group of Troops Petitions Congress for Pullout From Iraq

By Ann Scott Tyson

Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 25, 2006; Page A13

More than 100 U.S. service members have signed a rare appeal urging Congress to support the "prompt withdrawal" of all American troops and bases from Iraq, organizers said yesterday.

"Staying in Iraq will not work and is not worth the price. It is time for U.S. troops to come home," reads the statement of a small grass-roots group of active-duty military personnel and reservists that says it aims to give U.S. military members a voice in Iraq war policy.