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<p style="margin-top:0em;"><b>Urge your representatives to oppose US designation of portions of the Afghan Taliban as terrorists.<br>
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<p>54% of Americans think the U.S. should set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, CBS News reports. [1] But if General Petraeus has his way, the U.S. will dig in deeper, not establish a timetable for withdrawal. Petraeus wants the State Department to designate part of the Afghan Taliban as a terrorist group, a move which would likely make it more difficult for the Afghan government to reach a political settlement with the Afghan Taliban, the New York Times reports. [2] <br>
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Senior Administration officials have claimed that they back Afghan government efforts to reach a political settlement that would end the war. [3] Designating part of the Afghan Taliban as a terrorist group would undermine that commitment. By deepening the conflict, it would also threaten the Obama Administration's commitment to begin a "serious drawdown" of U.S. troops in July 2011. [4]<br>
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References: <br>
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1. "Poll: Most Want Afghanistan Withdrawal Timeline," Stephanie Condon, CBS News, July 13, 2010<br>
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2. "U.S. May Label Pakistan Militants as Terrorists," Mark Landler and Thom Shanker, New York Times, July 13, 2010 <br>
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3. "The Afghan Endgame," John Barry, Sami Yousafzai, and Ron Moreau, Newsweek, July 04, 2010<br>
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4. "54% Want Afghan Exit, but Petraeus Could Nix Peace Talks with Terror Naming," Robert Naiman, Huffington Post, July 15, 2010<br>
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