DNC Pressures Obama, Passes Resolution Endorsing Swift End To Afghanistan War

[Cali_Democrat]

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/02/27-0

DNC Pressures Obama, Passes Resolution Endorsing Swift End To Afghanistan War
by Amanda Terkel

WASHINGTON -- Members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) gave President Obama a rare push on Saturday, adopting a resolution attempting to encourage the administration to move toward a speedier withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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The resolution adopted Saturday states that "the Democratic Party supports prioritizing job creation and a swift withdrawal of U.S. armed forces and military contractors in Afghanistan which must include a significant and sizable reduction no later than July 2011."

The resolution cites the length of the war (nearly ten years), the cost (more than $100 billion per year), the lack of public support (72 percent want to "speed up the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan") and the argument that the conflict does not require a military solution.

"The passage of my resolution places the Democratic Party squarely on the side of American people who overwhelmingly support a swift withdrawal from Afghanistan, beginning with a significant and sizeable reduction in U.S. troop levels by no later than July of this year," said Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), who submitted the resolution. Other submitters were DNC Vice Chairs Donna Brazile and Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) and DNC Secretary Alice Germond.

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Nice! Keep the pressure on Obama to end this heinous war! :applause:

[ClassWarrior]

1. K&R...

...for my friends on the DNC.

NGU.

[Ken Burch]

2. Glasnost on the DNC...who woulda thunk it?

n/t.

[dreamnightwind]

3. Excellent

Thanks to Barbara Lee and the others. Waiting for this administration to do the right thing is a loser's game, we need to do whatever we can to force an end to these wars.

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[Exilednight]

5. I have to say, I am impressed. n/t

[tekisui]

6. KNR! It won't happen, but I appluad the effort.

[mkultra]

7. I like Donna Brazile for her stand against the FL rule breakers

but i don't think this little bit of nothing is going to make much difference. In the end, the party doesn't tell the president how to govern because the DNC is not elected in the general.

[Citizen Worker]

8. Purely symbolic and without enforceability or penalty but it IS something.

[polichick]

9. Shouldn't even be necessary with a Democratic prez...

We really need to dismantle the mic - and many, many of the 800+ bases we have around the world.

[KoKo]

10. K&R