[Peace-discuss] Fw: Afghanistan - Russ Feingold petition for exit timetable

[Jenifer Cartwright]

Please sign and then forward widely.
 --Jenifer

--- On Wed, 12/2/09, Russ Feingold, U.S. Senator <campaign at russfeingold.org> wrote:


From: Russ Feingold, U.S. Senator <campaign at russfeingold.org>
Subject: Afghanistan
To: jencart13 at yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 10:01 AM




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Greetings,

I wanted to take a moment to share my thoughts on President Obama's plan for Afghanistan with you.  I do not support the president’s decision to send additional troops to fight a war in Afghanistan that is no longer in our national security interest.  It’s an expensive gamble to undertake armed nation-building on behalf of a corrupt government of questionable legitimacy.  Sending more troops could further destabilize Afghanistan and, more importantly, Pakistan, a nuclear-armed state where al Qaeda is headquartered. While I appreciate that the president made clear we won’t be in Afghanistan forever, I am disappointed by his decision not to offer a timetable for ending our military presence there.  I will work with members of both parties and both houses of Congress to push for a flexible timetable to reduce our troop levels in Afghanistan, as part of a comprehensive strategy to combat al Qaeda in the region and around the world.

I will continue to speak out in favor of a flexible timetable for withdrawal, and I’m counting on you to help spread the word.  If you haven't already done so, please take a moment and sign my petition supporting a flexible timetable for withdrawal.  I’ll keep you updated on the next steps, and what you can do to make sure our message is heard.


Sincerely,


Russ Feingold
United States Senator


      
 



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