On December 1st, President Obama announced plans to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, escalating the military conflict, instead of working to end it. Details of an exit strategy were restricted to a date for troop removal to begin, and a diplo

The President just announced that he's sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Whatever they think of his decision, MoveOn members agree that we need a binding military exit strategy and firm benchmarks so we can bring our troops home safely and quickl

President Obama has decided to send more than 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, at a cost of more than $100 billion/year. But America cannot afford a war that does not make us safer, and Congress has the power to stop the escalation. Vote NO on any

SIGN THE PETITION TO CONGRESS President Obama has decided to send more than 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, at a cost of more than $100 billion/year. But America cannot afford a war that does not make us safer, and Congress has the power to stop the

Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky was one of President Obama's earliest and most ardent supporters.

Soldiers are fighting to suppress the Taliban and win over the Afghan people.

Official: U.S. troops will start leaving Afghanistan in July 2011

The national security implications of climate change cannot be so easily dismissed.

There are a ton of reasons not to send more troops to Afghanistan: Hundreds more troops will be killed along with countless civilians. And we could get stuck in an Iraq-style quagmire for decades, while terrorism experts say this isn't even a good way to

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