Advice to protestor

No, Mrs Sheehan, I do not agree with the notion of seeking a meeting with the President to convince him to withdraw US troops from Iraq. The decision to send them in the first place was taken by many of my colleagues here in Congress, as it is in their power alone to commit the United States to armed conflict.

Congress tells the President to go to war, as it did indeed in this case; the President is obligated to execute that war with the men and materials that Congress appropriates for that purpose. I suggest you talk to them about this matter and leave the President to handle the job we've given him.