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Why Are We Still Fighting in Afghanistan?

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Michael Youther

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This is why President Obama needs to hear from the American people. This decision cannot be left to the generals or the military contractors to make.

  • "War...should only be declared by the authority of the people...instead of the government which is to reap its fruits. --James Madison,

There is nothing for America to win in Afghanistan. Do we really want to sacrifice more American lives and hundreds of billions of dollars, so someone can build a pipeline across Afghanistan? Does anyone believe that the Afghanis will allow oil to flow across their occupied country? (Remember: It took one drunk with a rifle to shut down the Alaskan Pipeline for almost three days.)

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Please... Please... Please, take five minutes to call the White House at 202-456-1111. Let President Obama know that you want him to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and bring our troops home.

President Obama is the Commander-in-Chief. He is now "The Decider . He doesn't have to argue with Congress or the Pentagon. He has the power to stop the wars and bring our troops home.

If Obama will end the wars that Bush started, he will have earned that Nobel Peace Prize.


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Mick Youther is an American citizen, an independent voter, a veteran, a parent, a scientist, a writer, and all-around nice guy who has been roused from a comfortable apathy by the high crimes and misdemeanors of the Bush Administration.

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