Tell Secretary Gates: No troop escalation without a strategy

Dear Friends,

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, a hold over from the Bush Administration, has recommended a sharp increase -- 17,000 new troops -- in our military presence in Afghanistan.

While President Obama has been a staunch opponent of the war in Iraq, he has approved Gates' plan to increase our military presence in Afghanistan, which has the potential to become a new quagmire in the Middle East.

On Tuesday, February 17th, President Obama announced that he plans to deploy an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan - that's a 50 percent increase.

However, the Department of Defense has not yet completed its research on the situation in Afghanistan, nor its long term strategy for the conflict in Afghanistan, including an eventual exit strategy.

I just took action to tell Defense Secretary Gates not to escalate the conflict in Afghanistan until we have a long-term strategy in place, including an exit strategy. I hope you will, too.
Please have a look and take action.

http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/afghanistan_gates/?r_by=2647-1935497-yLNBJ_x&rc=paste

Thanks!