Tuesday, March 20, 2012
End the War
After 10 years in Afghanistan, our relationship with the Afghan people continues to deteriorate: Witness the massacre two weeks ago by a U.S. soldier, the burning of Korans and resulting violence, and the Taliban pulling out of peace talks. We must rethink why we're still at war.
The United States has spent about $509.4 billion on the war in Afghanistan. Nearly 3,000 U.S. and coalition troops have died. Suicide, homelessness, joblessness, and mental illness are skyrocketing among our returning troops. Afghan civilian casualties, the majority caused by the Taliban and other anti-government forces, have continued to rise over the past six years, with a total of 12,793 documented deaths.
Send your legislatures a message about your desire to end the war: here
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Some of the facts are beginning to circulate. I remember talking with Sarah Chayes in 2007 about how long it would take the government to realize we lost the war in 2006; she guessed 2011.
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/us-taxpayers-subsidize-afghan-insurgents-6894
Unbelievable.
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