Peace in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Dear President Obama
I'm deeply troubled by the seemingly endless war in Afghanistan and Pakistan that you escalated.
Like most Americans, and an overwhelming number of your supporters, I urge you to:
- Initiate negotiations, which must include Afghan women, to end the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan;
- Immediately end your escalation of the war, including drone strikes;
- Start drawing down U.S. troops and commit to a timetable with an end date before 2014 after which there will be no U.S. or NATO troops, contractors, or military bases in Afghanistan.
- Support Afghan-led humanitarian and economic development efforts to help rebuild that war ravaged country.