For Christmas, Press for a Cease-Fire in Afghanistan

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Don't you think it would be a good thing if President Obama would order U.S. forces in Afghanistan to cease offensive actions on Christmas? Wouldn't it be a step forward if, for one night, Afghan civilians knew that U.S. forces wouldn't break into their homes, endangering their lives? Wouldn't that be a great way for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan to celebrate Christmas—to take the day off from offensive military action?

Sign our petition to President Obama urging him to declare an offensive cease-fire in Afghanistan for Christmas as a goodwill gesture to promote peace talks.

Dear President Obama:

I urge you to announce that, on Christmas, U.S. military forces in Afghanistan will cease offensive actions.

A Christmas cease-fire would be a goodwill gesture to insurgents that would promote peace talks. It would also be a goodwill gesture to the Afghan people. Every day U.S. night raids into Afghan homes are putting civilians at risk. Just last week, a U.S. night raid killed an Afghan woman who was eight months pregnant.

Seize the opportunity of the Christmas holiday to show another face of America to the Afghan people: order a halt to offensive military action.
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    1144 Wed Feb 29 16:26:59 EST 2012 Anonymous
    1143 Tue Jan 03 12:57:11 EST 2012 Peter Gunther Chicago, IL ,
    1142 Mon Jan 02 21:08:57 EST 2012 Susan Ozawa Washington, DC , US
    1141 Mon Jan 02 19:49:52 EST 2012 Ken Gilmour Peterborough, ON , CA
    1140 Mon Jan 02 00:40:36 EST 2012 Mark Erickson Sierra Madre, CA , US
    1139 Sat Dec 31 17:26:58 EST 2011 Rabecca Gainey Louisville, KY ,
    1138 Fri Dec 30 20:11:36 EST 2011 Lee McRae Berkeley, CA 94704, CA , US
    1137 Fri Dec 30 12:03:48 EST 2011 Donald Cronin Somerville, MA , US
    1136 Thu Dec 29 20:28:00 EST 2011 Barry Hart Arlington, MA , US
    1135 Thu Dec 29 17:52:17 EST 2011 John Moszyk St Louis, MO , US
    1134 Wed Dec 28 18:12:18 EST 2011 John Moszyk St Louis, MO , US Don't let there be an "incident" as an excuse for a war with Iran. Stop the Neocons NOW !!!!!
    1133 Wed Dec 28 14:17:00 EST 2011 HUNTER WALLOF POINT REYES STATION, CA , US
    1132 Wed Dec 28 12:18:06 EST 2011 Linda taffs Victoria, BC , CA
    1131 Tue Dec 27 18:34:48 EST 2011 William W Haywood Centralia, WA , US
    1130 Tue Dec 27 17:28:07 EST 2011 Jean and Joseph Gump Bloomingdale, MI ,
    1129 Tue Dec 27 17:28:07 EST 2011 Jean and Joseph Gump Bloomingdale, MI ,
    1128 Tue Dec 27 10:51:03 EST 2011 Jennifer Illenberg Cohoes , NY , US
    1127 Mon Dec 26 20:43:10 EST 2011 Jana Lane Oakland, CA , US
    1126 Mon Dec 26 15:19:15 EST 2011 Dorothy Naor Herzliah, ot , IL
    1125 Mon Dec 26 14:10:36 EST 2011 Hari Khalsa Santa Cruz, NM , US
    1124 Mon Dec 26 11:17:53 EST 2011 Bertha Kriegler Schenectady, NY , US
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    1121 Sun Dec 25 23:13:03 EST 2011 Alan Essner brooklyn, NY , US
    1120 Sun Dec 25 21:43:50 EST 2011 Don McKelvey Euclid, OH , US
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