The People's Email Network Last 25 Messages Transmitted Log Go Back Get Us Out Of Afghanistan, Pass HR2404 and HR3699 ********** [142902:073010] P.J., Birmingham, AL WE have lost entirely too many American lives and spent too much money fighting this war. Get us out of Afghanistan NOW! ********** [124738:062610] P.N., Rome, NY My neighborhood is mourning the loss of a friend, student and brother figure. We need to bring our men and women home! Our Blair was only 19 years old and he loved his country almost as much as his family. But he is too young to have his life snuffed out by an ambush. ********** [175605:062510] A.P., Tacoma, WA We are covered not only in the blood of our enemys, but the blood of ourselves. For almost a decade we have been at war with a country that has killed more U.S. men an women then Vietnam. Thousands of troops are dieing due to needless increases in military occupation, these "Surges" are nothing less then extending a needless war by essentially murdering more of our military. An by the way, they are not "dieing for their country" because by now, they are simply fighting for each other and dieing pointlessly. It dosen't matter who wins in this war. What matters is we (The U.S.) makes it out alive with troops to spare an send home while their still breathing. Half of the U.S. Have already gave up on supporting the war. Afghanistan is basicly beating a dead horse. Your just sending in more horses to slaughter. We are the horses. The surge is the beaters. How many horses must we sacrifice for money as well as the Goverment's and the White House's sick, twisted gain? ********** [110046:030310] K.W., Tacoma, WA We are nit accomplishing anything by being in Afghanistan, they do not want us there and we are forcing our beliefs on them so wouldn't that make us the agressor in this situation? There are way to many lives being lost in this act of agression, one life lost in this "war" is to many. Our troops do not want to be there, we the American people do not want them there. It is time to get our troops home. We have to much on our proverbial plates, our own country is not even the best it can be and we are trying to improve another country that is not asking for our "help" it is insanity. In the long run we are making things harder for our selves diplomaticly. The Afghani people are hating us and our presence there and that does not help us does it. We were never appointed by any 0ne to be the "World Police" that we are trying to be. If we keep up this act it will bring trouble knocking on our door and when nobody is with you, but all are against you then we are truly unsafe. ********** [094818:010310] C.V., Mount Holly, NJ Let's get around an erroneous argument that Taliban did not attack US first. Neither did Germany nor Italy attack Pearl Harbor but they pretty much told US if we retaliate against Japan we'd have to go through them first, which we did. Taliban are criminals who pick and choose from the Koran to elevate their toadies and kill their competition - they need to die. That being said, I don't know what is more problematic about the Bush-installed puppet government we in the West are defending: its ties to the narcotics trade so deep they have more in common with the Taliban than US, or their answer to H1N1 is to quarantine swine within their borders, Or that this land is so "sacred" only one pig is allowed to live in it (under quarantine in the Kabul Zoo). And no, I have no interests in pork production. ********** [034701:120809] J.G., Perth Amboy, NJ s1686 Pass the Justice Act. Restore the Bill of Rights. Investigate and disclose past abuses. Tell the truth! ********** [124538:120209] V.M., Brooklyn, NY We should stop protecting the Opium and bring home our troops . Did things go bad for Bush and Chaney . was Haliburton standing to loose money If they stopped running the pipeline .. Did the so called Taliban get destroyed because things failed ????????????????? all these questions need to be answered . This is why we are fighting in Afghanistan to gain control of the opium and the oil. there are no terrorist in Afghanistan accept for the people who that are occupying there land . we never learned by going to Vietnam ********** [174430:111709] C.M., Salem, VA The U.S. obviously cannot afford this occupation. Let's start living within our means. Get out of Afghanistan now. ********** [121054:111409] H.B., New York, NY Fact 1. Afghanistan did not attack the U.S. Fact 2. Al Qaeda did! Fact 1a. Al Quaeda has now migrated to Pakistan. Fact 3. Pres. Bush tried to get resolution from UN authorizing military force against Al Quaeda and Afghanistan. He failed! Fact 4. Only the US Congress can authorize and declare war. It didn't. It is thus demonstrated that the US War in Afghanistan is not only immoral, it is not illegal. Get us out now, before more lives are lost. ********** [195514:110909] C.J., San Jose, CA Ref Frontline report, Obamas war. There is no clear objective in Afganistan. No clear elimination of terror threats to the US will be eliminated by fighting in Afganistan. Pakistan will not fall to the Taliban if we leave Afganistan. The government is corrupt so we are financing drug lords. We must get out now! ********** [212226:110609] R.O., Portland, OR I believe it to be of utmost importance that we remove our troops from Afghanistan, before it becomes another horribly lost cause, with hundreds, if not thousands more American lives lost in an unjustifiable war. We can not settle Afghani problems with our military. We are only making matters worse . Please get out troops out as soon as possible. ********** [090745:110609] R.M., Kenmore, WA The war in Afghanistan is illegal. Why are we still there? An act of war is a military attack by one state against another state. There has been no evidence produced that the state of Afghanistan either attacked the United States or authorized or approved such an attack. The deputy director of the CIA and FBI Director M.both publicly admitted that they found no evidence in Afghanistan linked to the September 11 attacks. President Bush went to the UN Security Council to get a resolution authorizing the use of military force against Afghanistan and Al Qaeda, but he failed. Remember? This war has never been authorized by the United Nations Security Council. And remember that bit where only Congress has the power to declare war? Not the president? Well Congress never actually declared war against Afghanistan or against anyone. There is no legitimate state of war today against anyone as as formally declared by Constitutional law. ********** [172635:110209] C.D., Manassas, VA America needs to leave Afghanistan now. There is nothing to achieve by continuing the invasion and occupation except the loss of life of more innocents, our troops, and the loss of our mortgaged tax money and our integrity as a nation. ********** [112142:110209] D.R., Osceola, WI Get Us Out Of Afghanistan, Pass HR2404 and HR3699. Our country, USA, is financially broke and deep in debt. Bring all our troops home from all over the world. Then have our troops protect our borders and ports. ********** [081809:102709] J.H., Thayer, KS Get out of Afghanistan and Iraq now! Our country can ill afford to support what is turning into another "Vietnam Debacle" while our domestic problems continue to accelerate because taxpayer money is being spent on a wasted military effort in the Mideast. ********** [092937:102509] D.M., New Paltz, NY The idea that we need to occupy Afghanistan to stop Alceda is wrongheaded and patently false. This war benefits only the greedy, morality lacking corporations that produce war products. We should quit this war now. ********** [142634:102309] k.g., Denver, CO $$$ saved from ending wars in afghanistan + iraq + ending military aid to israel until it complies w/geneva accords can be used for MEDICARE FOR ALL INSURANCE JUMP START. THESE ARE IMMORAL WARS as so many civilains are targetted. ********** [171929:102209] S.M., Petersburg, VA Of the people, by the people, and for the people. We the people say "get us OUT of the Middle Eastern wars that we cannot afford or win. ********** [051509:102209] P.D., Brighton, CO Another waist of human life and for what????? You have tried the kill and maim method, of which has never proven effective. Try going with your heart and allowing peace and negotiations (supporting human development) to handle Afghanistan. ********** [184838:102109] D.P., Seattle, WA The russians and the British lost their battles there, and so will we. ********** [150227:102009] S.W., Monrovia, CA The change the majority of Americans voted for is a change from trying to build a corporate and wallstreet economy on warfare and strengthen our nation through jobs, affordable healthcare and housing for working people. ********** [133349:101909] A.P., Tacoma, WA We are looseing more brave men an women freedom fighters then we can possibly "replace". We are going further into debt by going to war with any country that kicks up dust with us. Iran, Israel, an possibly even N. Korea as just a few examples... We ended the war in Iraq jus to start it again in Pakastan(sp?) an to beef up troops in Afghan. The most deadliest country of the 3. We are fighting another meaningless war, another Vietnam. Eight years into it an what have we to show for it? Only an endless parade of bodys, our brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, mothers an fathers, paying for the presidents greedy mistakes with their life. Were planning on having the same amount of orphans here in the states as in the middle east come the ten year mark. For what? All for nothing. The sooner we leave Afghan an Pakistan, the sooner we can save face an cut our loses without looking ashamed. An before anymore american soldiers come home, in hardwood bodybags. ********** [132008:101909] W.G., Lynn Haven, FL Enough is too much! We are following ourselves to another Vietnam defeat via that of the Soviet Union and before that the British. To hell wiht teh treacherous lying natives and their big eared leader, NO MOREOD IN THAT SANDY HELL, OR WE'LL GIVE THE rEPUBLICANS ANOTHER CHANCE. tHE dEMOCRATS HAVEN'T CHANGED ANYTHING BUT THEIR UNDERWEAR. ********** [104602:101809] s.d., Del Mar, CA We should have learned from history. This is not a winable war. ********** [172700:101709] R.B., Franklin, OH We need to quit helping the karzai regime suppress their own people in rigged elections! ********** Go Back