[Peace-discuss] News-Gazette: Elect peace candidate to the U.S. Senate

[C. G. Estabrook]

Well said.

Robert Naiman wrote:
> http://www.news-gazette.com/news/opinions/letters/2010/01/21/elect_peace_candidate_to_the_us_senate
> 
> Elect peace candidate to the U.S. Senate
> Thursday January 21, 2010
> 
> On Feb. 2, Illinois voters will select Democratic and Republican
> candidates who will compete in the November election to be our next
> U.S. Senator. One issue voters should consider is: who would work to
> end the war in Afghanistan?
> 
> Of the leading contenders, only Democrat Cheryle Robinson Jackson
> wants to end the war and bring the troops home. "It is time to take
> care of America again and time to bring our troops home," Jackson told
> The Chicago Tribune. "Until we stop spending hundreds of billions on
> wars, we will not have the focus or money to solve the challenges we
> face at home."
> 
> Alexi Giannoulias told the Tribune he "fully supported" the war in
> Afghanistan, while David Hoffman was merely "skeptical" of sending
> more troops.
> 
> All the Republican candidates, including U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, support
> the continuation of the war.
> 
> In the 15th Congressional District, our Rep. Tim Johnson understands
> that continuing the war is not in our interest. Last year, Rep.
> Johnson supported every major congressional initiative to try to end
> the war.
> 
> We need to send a U.S. Senator to Washington who will join Rep.
> Johnson in voting against endless war. Cheryle Jackson is the only
> candidate who will do so.
> 
> ROBERT NAIMAN
> 
> Urbana
> 

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