Now’s our chance to put the brakes on the war in Afghanistan.

Just as the House is about to vote on handing over another $33 billion to the military, new secret documents reveal the government has been covering up civilian casualties and hiding the strength of the Taliban. With our economy in shambles, we can’t keep wasting billions on a war even military insiders think is unwinnable.

Can you sign our urgent petition asking Rep. McDermott to vote against this war funding bill? His vote could put the brakes on this war. Click here.

The House vote will occur under a special rule, requiring 2/3 approval for the bill to pass.

As a result, we probably need fewer than 30 Democrats in the House to oppose funding. Your representative, Jim McDermott, was one of 21 House Dems who previously voted to only support the war if it came with funding to support jobs here at home. But that funding has now been stripped out — the bill being voted on today would only send money overseas, with nothing left to rebuild our economy at home.

Tell Rep. McDermott to oppose war funding.

Leading Congressional Democrats insisted today they “would intensify congressional scrutiny” after the secret documents were released. But these documents alone aren’t enough — Rep. McDermott needs to hear from you before today’s vote. If thousands of people join our campaign in the next few hours, we can get major media attention and shame key undecided Democrats into voting against the war.

Click here to tell Congress to stop funding the failing war. Then, please tell your friends about our urgent petition.

Thanks for being a bold progressive,

Forrest Brown, senior organizing fellow

Progressive Change Campaign Committee (BoldProgressives.org)