After thousands of your comments and emails reached city council members and Berkeley’s mayor, the Berkeley City Council revised the part of its resolution calling the Marines “unwelcome intruders”, but it still wants the Marines to move.

Council members took note of the huge crowds of pro troop supporters outside city council meetings and at the recruiting office (where Code Pink supporters have – thanks to the Mayor – a city approved and assigned parking space) and of the national outrage expressed in The ColbyFiles blog and others.

Still council members have held firm on their demand that Berkeley is no place for brave American women and men to sign up to serve.

Working alongside those of you who support our troops, MoveAmericaForward.org will launch a new ad campaign tomorrow continuing to put pressure on the council to change its mind.

Here’s their press release:

This Thursday, February 21, 2008, a new television ad will be unveiled that condemns the Berkeley City Council for their recent anti-military resolutions.The ad is produced by the nation’s largest pro-troop organization, Move America Forward and comes in response to the Berkeley City Council’s refusal to rescind all of the anti-military resolutions they passed on January 29th, as well as their refusal to apologize to our troops. The commercial will run nationwide on cable news channels and on broadcast network affiliates in the San Francisco Bay Area.

I wanted you to know the effort to get Berkeley on board is ongoing and your continued support of our troops will make a difference.

Leave your comments for the Council and Mayor Tom Bates here…and have your voice heard!!