Veterans to Obama: Do Not Escalate in Afghanistan

[JohnyCanuck]

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The petition that Americans are being asked to sign by Rethink Afghanistan:

An Afghanistan War veteran will travel to D.C. to deliver this message to the White House. Make sure your voice is heard.

Dear President Obama,

News reports indicate that you plan to send between 34,000 and 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan.

We urge you to reconsider this decision.

Expanding the war in Afghanistan will make Americans less safe, not more so.

Less than 100 members of Al Qaeda remain in Afghanistan. The Karzai government we once supported is controlled by warlords and is riddled with corruption. Pakistan’s stability will be gravely imperiled by an expansion of the war. Hundreds if not thousands of troops will be killed, along with countless civilians. Anti-American sentiment throughout the Muslim world will be inflamed by civilian bloodshed, facilitating recruitment by terrorist organizations.

The war will cost billions of dollars when we can least afford it, and will stymie your domestic agenda.

The cost of sustaining a military force in Afghanistan is $1 million per soldier per year – that’s close to $100 billion dollars annually with the troop increase. With the economy in shambles, the deficits generated by these enormous costs will compromise your domestic legislative agenda both fiscally and politically.

The United States has no vital interest in Afghanistan. If you choose to further escalate troop levels in Afghanistan, you will be making the biggest mistake of your presidency.

Please reject General McChrystal’s troop requests and begin the process of exiting U.S. forces from Afghanistan.

http://rethinkafghanistan.com/?utm_source=rgemail#petition

[Equality 7-2521]

1. More troops to Afghanistan

The sad thing is that he's just like Bush.
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[midnight]

2. Bring them home.....

[bertman]

3. Signed and recommended.

[burning rain]

4. These guys didn't get the memo.

Americans are supposed to be cool with any number of US troops dead and maimed now, 'cause Obama's loving and empathetic, and when you get killed or maimed under a loving and empathetic president, it's a treat. I sure feel bad for folks killed and maimed under Bush, though. That must've sucked.

[fascisthunter]

5. Bring Them Home! (nt)