Stop Afghanistan Escalation
Matt Holland, TrueMajority.org
President Obama has announced that he's escalating the war in Afghanistan, bringing the number of U.S. troops in that country to 100,000 or more.1 But we have almost 100,000 Americans telling Congress not to. It's not too late to change things. Please join them by adding your name to the petition before we deliver it tomorrow.
We're working with friends at Brave New Films and Credo, to deliver this message:
"President Obama has decided to send more than 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, at a cost of more than $100 billion/year. But America cannot afford more war that does not make us safer, and Congress has the power to stop the escalation. Please vote NO on any spending bill that would send more troops to Afghanistan."
http://rethinkafghanistan.com/?utm_source=tmpetition
A delegation of veterans will visit Capitol Hill TOMORROW with the petition - please stand by them by signing on now.
President Obama's own national security advisor has reported that there are fewer than 100 Al Qaeda operatives in all of Afghanistan, and that they have no ability to launch attacks on either the United States or our allies.3
Now Congress must decide if spending $100 billion a year to have 100,000 troops chasing 100 terrorists in the most remote mountains of our planet is worth it.
You know the answer already. Congress can slow down this conflict and eventually end it responsibly. We'll stick with this fight until they do the right thing.
Tell Congress we can't afford any more war. It's time to stop sending troops to Afghanistan and develop a plan to bring everyone home.
-- Matt
Matt Holland
Online Director
TrueMajority / USAction
1 - nytimes.com/2009/12/02/world/asia/02prexy.html
2 - washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/01/AR2009120103864.html
3 - washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/01/chaffetz-get-troops-out-afghanistan/