[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [ufpj-activist] FW: [Ufpj-leg-action] Deadline for signers to Lee-Jones letter on Afghanistan extened to December 5 (70 signers now)

Mon Dec 3 04:35:38 UTC 2012

Durbin is a good little dog.

On 12/03/12 12:30, Brussel Morton K. wrote:
>
> How interesting that our Senator Durbin is not a signatory to this letter.
> --mkb
>
>>
>>   Join Bipartisan Letter to President Obama Urging Accelerated End to
>>   War in Afghanistan
>>
>>
>>     From: The Honorable Barbara Lee
>>     Sent By: @mail.house.gov
>>     <mailto:teddy.miller at mail.house.gov?subject=RE:%20Join%20Bipartisan%20Letter%20to%20President%20Obama%20Urging%20Accelerated%20End%20to%20War%20in%20Afghanistan>
>>     Date: 11/30/2012
>>
>>
>>   Join Bipartisan Letter to President Obama
>>
>>
>>   Urging Accelerated End to War in Afghanistan
>>
>>
>>   /_Deadline Extended: Wednesday, Dec. 5_/
>>
>> *Current signers (70): Lee, **Jones**, McGovern, Adam Smith, Conyers, 
>> Grijalva, Kucinich, Woolsey, Holt, Rangel, Slaughter, DeFazio, Olver, 
>> Watt, Hanabusa, Rick Larsen,**Campbell**, Velazquez, Serrano, Sires, 
>> Honda, Rush, Loebsack, Lujan, Tsongas, Ellison, Barney Frank, Welch, 
>> Schakowsky, Blumenauer, Chu, Quigley, Christensen, John Lewis, Chris 
>> Murphy, Mike Thompson, Sarbanes, Markey, McDermott, Towns, 
>> Richardson, Cohen, Farr, Waters, Nadler, Stark, Norton, Eddie Bernice 
>> Johnson, Michaud, Hahn, Gutierrez, Braley, Speier, McDermott, Yvette 
>> Clarke, Garamendi, Moore, Alcee Hastings, Bonamici, Kaptur, Pingree, 
>> Edwards, Bass, Polis, Lofgren, Tierney, George Miller, **John 
>> Duncan**, Hank Johnson, Keating, Capps, Cicilline.*
>>
>> Dear Colleague,
>>
>> Yesterday the Senate passed an amendment by Senator Jeff Merkley 
>> (D-OR) by an overwhelming bipartisan 62-33 majority calling for an 
>> accelerated end to the war in Afghanistan. I invite you to read this 
>> AP article 
>> <http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g1q02ZQIPtYX5AeVJ795X2PAjkcQ?docId=87485e925d954a5f9df4047597a79320>analyzing 
>> this groundbreaking vote.
>>
>> The momentum to end the war and bring our troops home is building, 
>> but there are still those working to prolong the war. With the 
>> Pentagon due to present alternate long-term option on Afghanistan to 
>> the President in the coming weeks, it is critical that Congress catch 
>> up with the American people who have long realized that there is no 
>> military solution in Afghanistan.
>>
>> We invite you to become a co-signer to the letter below to President 
>> Obama, calling for an accelerated end to the war in Afghanistan. The 
>> overwhelming majority of Americans, Republicans and Democrats alike, 
>> believe it is time to bring a responsible end to the war in Afghanistan.
>>
>> To join as a co-signer, please contact Teddy Miller in Rep. Lee’s 
>> office at 5-2661 or @mail.house.gov <mailto:teddy.miller at mail.house.gov>.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Barbara Lee Walter Jones
>>
>> Member of Congress Member of Congress
>>
>> December 5, 2012
>>
>> The Honorable Barack Obama
>>
>> President of the United States
>>
>> The White House
>>
>> 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
>>
>> Washington, DC 20500
>>
>> Dear President Obama:
>>
>> Your military advisors will soon be providing you with a set of 
>> military options in Afghanistan. We are writing to urge you to pursue 
>> a strategy in Afghanistan that best serves the interests of the 
>> American people and our brave troops on the ground. That strategy is 
>> simple: an accelerated withdrawal to bring to an end the decade-long 
>> war as soon as can safely and responsibly be accomplished.
>>
>> After 10 years and almost $600 billion spent, over 2,000 American 
>> lives lost, and 18,000 wounded - it is time to accelerate the 
>> transition to full Afghan control. While NATO and Afghan National 
>> Security Forces have made considerable strides, no military strategy 
>> exists and morale has been undermined by the proliferation of “Green 
>> on Blue” attacks. Sixty coalition soldiers have been killed this year 
>> alone by their Afghan allies. To quote a former Commandant of the 
>> Marine Corps, “When our friends turn out to be our enemy, it is time 
>> to pull the plug.”
>>
>> This is one issue that overwhelmingly unifies Americans: the desire 
>> to bring the war in Afghanistan to an accelerated close. Polls show 
>> over two-thirds of Americans, on a bipartisan basis, believe it is 
>> past time to end our combat role and bring the troops home.
>>
>> We write to request that you respond to the consensus amongst 
>> military experts, diplomats, and the American people. It is time to 
>> announce an accelerated transition of security responsibility to the 
>> Afghan government and to bring our troops home as soon as can be 
>> safely and responsibly accomplished.
>>
>> Al Qaeda’s presence has been greatly diminished and Osama bin Laden 
>> is no longer a threat to the United States. There can be no military 
>> solution in Afghanistan. It is past time for the United States to 
>> allow the Afghanistan government to assume responsibility for its own 
>> security.
>>
>> While many of us would prefer an immediate withdrawal from 
>> Afghanistan starting today, there is broad recognition that the 
>> primary objectives have been completed. We also would like to remind 
>> you that any long term security agreement committing U.S. troops to 
>> the defense of Afghanistan must have congressional approval to be 
>> binding. In addition, we would like to request a meeting to discuss 
>> these issues directly with you and your staff.
>>
>> We look forward to working with you.
>>
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