As early as next month, Congress will have a major opportunity to move forward the debate over ending the war in Afghanistan when Congress considers an "emergency supplemental" to pay for the military escalation announced by President Obama back in December. There are two things Congress should do: debate and vote on a timetable for military withdrawal from Afghanistan, and declare its support for political negotiations with leaders of Afghanistan's insurgencies and regional diplomacy with Afghanistan's neighbors.

But if we want an end to the war to be at the center of the public debate, we need to press Members of Congress now. Could you email your members of Congress and ask them to pledge their support on these important issues?