CODEPINK : Women Say No To War

We are looking for real leadership for the women in Afghanistan:

Sign this petition to tell your member of Congress to stop using the women of Afghanistan as an excuse for war.
We will deliver your signature to their offices.

Dear Representative: 

Protecting the rights of women is often given as a rationale for the war in Afghanistan, but what we hear from the women of Afghanistan is that the ongoing combat in their country causes incalculable suffering. 

After three decades of war and privation, the average life expectancy in Afghanistan is age 44. One in five children die of preventable diseases before turning five, and 1,600 out of every 100,000 Afghan mothers die while giving birth or of related complications. 

A $94 billion war supplemental spending bill is flying through Congress and the Senate, yet only 10% of that money is allocated for development assistance. If we really care about the women and children of Afghanistan, why are we spending so little on their real needs--health care, education, food security--and so much on weapons systems and combat troops? 

We call on you to quit hiding behind the skirts of Afghan women and come forward in support of real and sustained peace.  As Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently warned "We cannot succeed... in Afghanistan by killing Afghan civilians." Bombing villages only serves to alienate people and fuel support for the Taliban’s armed resistance. What Afghanistan truly needs is a surge in doctors, teachers, and economic development. Please use your power to support the women and children of Afghanistan by pushing for diplomacy and by increasing funding for human needs.  Please use our resources wisely--for peace, not endless war.

Sincerely,

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Number	Date	Name	Location	Add your message for Congress
3043	January 22, 2010	janie poe	, WV, US
3042	December 10, 2009	Vidya Cicchini	, NM, US	More than ever, I pray for peace.
3041	December 08, 2009	Tammy Robinson	, NC, USA
3040	November 06, 2009	David Paul Xavier Burch	, IN, US
3039	November 02, 2009	l gols	, MA, US
3038	November 02, 2009	l gols	, MA, US
3037	September 16, 2009	Harold Duncan	, CA, US
3036	September 15, 2009	Ava Venturelli	, CA, usa
3035	September 15, 2009	Cindy-Roy Komoto	, CA, US	Remember that we progressives reliably: ORGANIZE FOR representatives we support and AGAINST those we oppose; and VOTE in elections.
3034	September 14, 2009	SHARON GREEN	, CA, United States
3033	September 14, 2009	Alice Strickland	, CA, US
3032	September 14, 2009	grangheon cybil	, TR
3031	September 14, 2009	grangheon cybil	, TR
3030	September 13, 2009	Mary Meckley	, IL, USA
3029	September 13, 2009	Bill Sorochan	, SK, CA
3028	September 13, 2009	Steven Palma	, CA, US
3027	September 13, 2009	Vincenzo Puggioni	, IT
3026	September 13, 2009	andrea german	, CA, US
3025	September 12, 2009	Robin Terry	, AZ, United States
3024	September 12, 2009	Kate Thomas	, CA, US
3023	September 12, 2009	Patricia Boyer	, CA, US	PLEASE !!!! HEALTHCARE NOT WARFARE !! CALL OUT THE LYING LIARS WHO SPEAK OUT AS THE PIMPS & WHORES OF BIG (FOR HUGE++++ PROFITS) CORPS.THEY ARE AT IT HOT & HEAVY TODAY IN D.C.AT THEIR RALLY. (WATCHING ON C-SPAN) STOP THE WAR
3022	September 12, 2009	Armida Thomson	, CA, U.S.A.
3021	September 12, 2009	Marian Cruz	, CA, US	How many more millions of dollars will we spend killing and injuring our military and civilians. It's time for the end to this war.
3020	September 12, 2009	Anonymous	, IT
3019	September 12, 2009	Carolyn mccrady	, IN, US

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