[Peace-discuss] AfPak: Congress Clears Its Throat

[Robert Naiman]

If people want to call to say no to the money, I support them in doing that.

If people want to ask Congress to support the McGovern Amendment, I
support that too.

If people want to say that the money should go for diplomacy and
development, not for war, I support that too.

To me the most important thing at this stage is that people call...


On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 7:00 PM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu> wrote:
> Would you agree that the message should be, "Vote 'No' on the
> Administration's request for 'supplemental' money for the wars in
> Afghanistan and Pakistan"?
>
> --CGE
>
>
> Robert Naiman wrote:
>>
>> This week Congress continues its formal consideration of the
>> Administration's request for "supplemental" money for the wars in
>> Afghanistan and Pakistan, with a decision expected Wednesday by the
>> Rules Committee on what amendments will be allowed. Regardless of the
>> outcome on the actual money - it's widely expected that the money will
>> eventually go though - this is a key window for Congressional action.
>> ...
>> Likewise, there's never a bad time to call or write your Member of
>> Congress expressing concern about U.S. policy in Afghanistan and
>> Pakistan, but this week is a particularly good time to make contact,
>> whether it's to oppose the money or lobby for conditions. And Tuesday,
>> May 12 would be a particularly good day to call, because many advocacy
>> groups - including the Friends Committee on National Legislation,
>> Peace Action, United for Peace and Justice, and Just Foreign Policy -
>> are calling on Americans to contact Congress on Tuesday in opposition
>> to expansion of the war and in support of alternatives to military
>> escalation.
>> ...
>>
>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/afpak-congress-clears-its_b_201634.html
>>
>> http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/5/11/133057/102
>>
>> http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/42511
>>
>> --
>> Robert Naiman
>> Just Foreign Policy
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>> naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
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