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  1. Signatures
    129 out of 200
    Petitioning
    1. The U.S. Senate
  2. Created By
    Mary Acosta
    Baldwin park, CA
About this Petition Petition Letter

The House of Representatives approved tens of billions of dollars in additional funding for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, including more funding for the unmanned drones and airstrikes that are killing civilians. More troops won't bring more peace. Every year for the past four years the United States has increased the number of military troops in Afghanistan and the violence has gotten worse.

Your calls and emails, however, are beginning to persuade members of Congress to challenge the U.S. war strategy in that country. Before voting to approve the war supplemental, the House added conditions that:

*Re-affirm the ban on permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq;

*Ban permanent U.S. military bases in Afghanistan; and

*Support President Obama's due dates for withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq by December 31, 2011.

Write your representative about his or her vote last week. Say thank you if he or she voted against the legislation, and express your disappointment if he or she voted in favor.

Recent Signatures

Urge President to Outline His Plan for Afghanistan

Dear Representative

I was disappointed by your vote in favor of the war supplemental bill, which will provide new funding to expand the U.S. war in Afghanistan. More troops won't bring more peace. Every year for the past four years the United States has increased the number of military troops in Afghanistan, and the violence has gotten worse.</p>
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<p>I urge you to call on President Barack Obama to articulate an exit strategy in Afghanistan. Part of this strategy should include a reaffirmation that the United States will not build permanent military bases in either Afghanistan or Iraq, and that the U.S. military will end the aerial warfare that is killing so many Afghan civilians and fueling the conflict.</p>
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<p>Will you urge the president to outline his plan for an exit from Afghanistan? Please let me know how you plan to challenge the president's failed war strategy in Afghanistan.</p>
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[Your name]

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