Citizens Demand Answers on Iraq

President Bush and Congress have failed to provide sufficient information to U.S. citizens, and to the international community about the administration's current and future plans with respect to Iraq. This failure to properly inform the electorate compromises peace, security, and democracy at home and abroad. Before any further action is taken with respect to Iraq, U.S. citizens demand a full report outlining the following items:

A) Proof of an imminent threat from Iraq to the national security of the United States;

B) a comprehensive plan for U.S. financial and political commitment to long-term cultural, economic, and political stabilization in a free Iraq;

C) a cost estimate for military action and reconstruction along with a proposal for how the United States can pay for these costs;

D) an analysis of the impact on the U.S. domestic economy of the use of resources for military action and reconstruction of Iraq;

E) a comprehensive statement that details the nature and extent of the international support for military operations in Iraq, and what effect a military action against Iraq will mean for the broader war on terrorism, including that of support from our allies in the Middle East;

F) a detailed plan for working with the United Nations and fully pursuing U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq;

G) a comprehensive analysis of the effect on the stability of Iraq, and the region, of any "regime change" in Iraq that may occur as the result of U.S. military action;

H) a commitment that the United States will take necessary efforts to protect the health, safety, and security of U.S. armed forces, the Iraqi people and existing infrastructure, and safety for all United States allies and interests in the region.