Bring the troops home from Afghanistan

by: daveschwab

Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 18:31

President Obama will soon decide whether to send as many as 60,000 additional U.S. soldiers to the war in Afghanistan. [1]

Let's urge Obama to earn his 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Tell him to withdraw troops from Afghanistan -- not send more.

The U.S. military has been in Afghanistan for more than 8 years. Enough is enough.

It's no surprise that 59% of Americans now oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan. [2]

We need to remind Obama that Lyndon Johnson's choice to escalate the Vietnam War doomed his domestic agenda to failure.

Tell President Obama now to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan.

Notes:

(1) Peter Spiegel and Yochi Dreazen, "Top Troop Request Exceeds 60,000." Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2009.

(2) Paul Steinhauser, "CNN Poll: Will Afghanistan Turn Into Another Vietnam?" CNN, October 19, 2009.