"The war in Iraq has proven to be counterproductive to our goals in winning the war on terror. It has produced an increase in anti-American sentiment all over the world, an increased presence of Al Qaeda inside Iraq, and greater instability in the region.

"Every day that we are inside Iraq, the situation gets progressively worse, as evidenced by the frequent and more sophisticated attacks on our troops. As a result of escalating terrorists attacks against our troops, more Americans have died since the end of combat was announced than died before May 1st.

"The U.S. occupation is counterproductive. It is a contributing cause for instability. We simply cannot help the people of Iraq by continuing this occupation, nor can we tolerate talk of a military draft to sustain it. This is why we need to get the UN in and the US out of Iraq."