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OIL
JOHN STEWART ON OIL INDEPENDENCE
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-16-2010/an-energy-independent-future
AFGHANISTAN
ONE TRILLION DOLLARS AND NINE YEARS LATER
McChrystal has been replaced by Petraeus, and today, June 24th, NPR's National Security correspondents Rachel Martin and Greg Jaffe, when asked about the goal in Afghanistan, and how we would know it had been met, were unable to answer. They did say not to expect many troops to be sent home in 2011, at least not by the high road.
From Tim Carpenter
PDA National Director
The "war" in Afghanistan is now the longest "war" in U.S. history. For what?
First George W. Bush refused to negotiate with Afghanistan, which was willing to hand over Osama bin Laden following the bombing of the World Trade Center. Then Bush let him escape from Tora Bora—way back in 2001. Next, Bush pulled troops and supplies out of Afghanistan so he could conquer Iraq.
Since then, we've been "fighting" the Taliban, not the few remaining al Qaeda. On top of that, we're actually paying the Taliban protection money to let supply trucks reach our troops.
Rather than pay extortion to the Taliban—with our tax dollars!—it's time to bring our troops safely home.
Tell Congress to vote NO on the $33 Billion supplemental for Afghanistan.
One year ago, General McChrystal was put in charge of the "war" to devise a "winning" strategy. McChrystal is now gone but the war goes on. The “Vietnam” strategy of escalation didn’t win that war and it won’t win this war—Afghanistan remains as massively corrupt as ever, under the unscrupulous leadership of Hamid Karzai.
Tell Congress to vote NO on the $33 Billion supplemental for Afghanistan.
American taxpayers can't afford the endless occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq. We've already borrowed over $1 trillion to fund this misbegotten venture and sacrificed over 5,535 brave soldiers.
As our national debt spirals out of control, President Obama's Deficit Commission is secretly plotting cuts in Social Security and Medicare—instead of ending the disastrous "wars." After eight ruinous years, it's time for Congress to use its power to bring our troops safely home from Afghanistan.
Tell Congress to vote NO on the $33 Billion supplemental for Afghanistan.
Thanks for taking action.
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