Urge Obama to stick to "serious drawdown" from Afghanistan in July 2011

Pres Obama promised to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in July 2011 during an address to Congress in January. VP Biden and Speaker Pelosi have both publicly proclaimed their support of a significant withdrawal beginning then.

Recent press reports by McClatchy and the New York Times have suggested that the Obama Administration intends to "publicly walk away from" President Obama's promise to begin drawing down U.S. troops from Afghanistan in July 2011 at the NATO summit this week.

While the White House has denied that there has been a retreat from the President's promise, there is still the question of how significant a withdrawal the Administration is planning. Vice President Biden and Speaker Pelosi have both made remarks to the effect that the draw down would be "significant" or "serious". But now the White House may be moving away from this toward a more token withdrawal.

Join us in urging President Obama to keep his promise by making the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in July 2011 significant and serious.

We urge you to keep your promise by making the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in July 2011 significant and serious.
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    2849 Mon May 28 07:22:10 EDT 2012 Loretta Dunnaway Dallas, TX It has been 4 years now since you promised to bring our troops home.Stop this madness.
    2848 Wed Apr 04 22:03:42 EDT 2012 Georgia Atkins N. Conway, NH
    2847 Thu Aug 11 06:26:15 EDT 2011 Derek Thomas Twin Falls, ID End the war. Enough's enough.
    2846 Thu Aug 04 15:28:26 EDT 2011 Madelyn Amatulli Port Jefferson Sta, NY Mr. President, What in the name of God has hapened to all the promises you made to the American people when you were running for President. I voted for you in 08, but I and everyone I speak with are so More....
    2845 Thu Jul 07 13:00:51 EDT 2011 Anonymous
    2844 Thu Jul 07 12:02:33 EDT 2011 Barbara Postel Richmond, CA Barak,
    I believed you wanted to change the country's direction. You have had my faith and respect, my policy has been to give you the benefit of the doubt. In truth, my faith is crumbling. I ask More....
    2843 Wed Jul 06 23:50:30 EDT 2011 Philip Bonham Blacksburg, VA We need a president who has actually been to war--one that has seen how incompatible bombing people is with democracy. Since you have entirely fallen in line with (the) Bush's war agenda, I suggest More....
    2842 Fri Jul 01 17:43:45 EDT 2011 Anonymous Mr. President, show once more that you are up to the challenge and that you deserve the trust and HOPE we have entrust you with.
    Kindly,
    2841 Fri Jun 17 03:10:45 EDT 2011 Anonymous Enough of War! Enough of War!
    2840 Sat Jun 11 01:52:36 EDT 2011 Anonymous
    2839 Wed Jun 08 10:41:40 EDT 2011 Marissa Scarboro Ware Shoals, SC My husband has answered the call of duty three times too many! I understand the Afghanistan people may not be ready to handle things on their own, but they are better equiped than before and we need to More....
    2838 Sun Jun 05 00:47:26 EDT 2011 horacio aguilera as an aghan war vet i assure you that building more bases only puts fuel to the fire for the insurgency especially in southern afg. The way to fight the war is through asymetric warfatre and intel.
    2837 Sat Jun 04 01:10:03 EDT 2011 Ivan Huber LA, CA Mr. Pres., keep yur word!!!
    2836 Fri Jun 03 21:39:48 EDT 2011 Ivan Huber LA, CA
    2835 Fri Jun 03 20:48:01 EDT 2011 Anonymous Port Orange, FL Keep your Word to The Citizens of this Country..Start Serious Drawdowns OF our Military Forces OUT of Afganistan IN July , 2011 ..As YOU promised . IF you don`t come thru on THIS ( One of the Main More....
    2834 Fri Jun 03 20:01:38 EDT 2011 B. E. Murphy Park Forest, IL We should never have been in Afghanistan in the first place. If the Bush Adm. had had any real interest in tracking Osama bin Laden, and, in fact, finding and restraining him, they could have done so. More....
    2833 Sun May 29 13:52:08 EDT 2011 Anonymous Columbia City, IN Don't send anymore troops over there. What are they there for anymore? Bring troops home.
    2832 Sat May 21 08:35:01 EDT 2011 Anonymous
    2831 Tue May 10 00:08:15 EDT 2011 Eddie Floyd II Farmington Hills, MI
    2830 Fri May 06 19:25:44 EDT 2011 Ellen Jamieson Leonia, NJ With the execution of Osama, how can the continuation of this occupation possibly be justified?
    2829 Sat Apr 30 18:12:25 EDT 2011 Anonymous PLEASE BRING THEM HOME!!!!! MY BF IS SET TO DEPLOY THERE IN THE SUMMER PLEASE!
    2828 Thu Apr 21 13:28:28 EDT 2011 Lisa Savage Solon, ME Haven't the people of Afghanistan suffered enough for the profits of corporations that put you in office?
    2827 Wed Apr 20 22:35:09 EDT 2011 Anonymous
    2826 Thu Apr 14 20:25:58 EDT 2011 Anonymous
    2825 Wed Apr 13 09:14:17 EDT 2011 Anonymous Do what the public wants. Raise taxes on corporations and the rich, cut military spending, GET OUT OF Afghanistan, cut excess profits from the insurance industry and health care with a public option.
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