[Peace] Fw: After 8 Years, Will Congress Say "Enough"?

[Jenifer Cartwright]

Please forward widely
 --Jenifer

--- On Wed, 10/7/09, Just Foreign Policy <info at justforeignpolicy.org> wrote:






 

Dear Jenifer,

Today marks 8 years since the invasion of Afghanistan; but the Obama Administration has yet to explain how we will end our military entanglement in the country. How many more years must we mark this anniversary with calls to rethink our policy? 

General McChrystal has made a request for more troops, but the White House seems to be seriously deliberating whether to grant it.[1] Meanwhile, on the Hill, Representative Barbara Lee has introduced a bill [2] that puts congressional pressure on the President to reject McChrystal's request by prohibiting any increase in the number of troops in Afghanistan. 

Could you ask your Representative to co-sponsor Rep. Barbara Lee's bill? 

http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/lee 

On October 1st, 21 members of Congress joined Rep. Barbara Lee to take a definitive step toward exercising Congress' most powerful lever against escalating the war. The bill - H.R. 3699 - would prohibit any increase in the number of troops serving in Afghanistan by declaring that no funds be used for that purpose. 

Ask your Representative to oppose escalation of the war in Afghanistan by following the link below: 

http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/lee 

Thank you for all you do for a just foreign policy, 

Megan Iorio, Sarah Burns, Robert Naiman and Chelsea Mozen
Just Foreign Policy 

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References: 

1. Robert Naiman, "Is Team Obama Really Rethinking Afghanistan?" October 6, 2009
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/360 

2. You can read the full text of the bill - H.R. 3699 - here:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.3699:


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