Bipartisan Group of Senators Calls for “Sizable and Sustained” Drawdown of...
A bipartisan group of 27 Senators have sent a letter to President Obama calling for a sizable and sustained” withdrawal from Afghanistan next month. The signers include nearly half of the Democratic...
View ArticleNew Year, Same War: A Response to the President’s Announcement on Afghanistan...
While President Obama is correct to call for a change of strategy in Afghanistan, his actions do not match his rhetoric. A token withdrawal that leaves 90,000 U.S. troops in place through the end of...
View ArticleBipartisan Group of Representatives Calls on the President to Bring All of...
In the wake of news reports that the Pentagon is pushing to leave thousands of US troops in Iraq indefinitely, Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Walter Jones (R-NC) were joined by 91 of their...
View ArticleWhile Iraqi Politicians Move to Continue Iraq War, New Legislation Introduced...
After more than four hours of closed-door meetings, Iraq’s leading politicians emerged around midnight Tuesday and announced that they are officially laying the foundation for a continued US military...
View Article5 Things You Need to Know About the Debt Deal and the Pentagon Budget
One month after the debt deal, you’re not alone if you’re still wondering what exactly was agreed to and how it all affects the Pentagon. So far, Washington has been focused on the big numbers: $917...
View ArticleA Decade of War: Turning the Page on 10 Years of War
On October 7, 2001, the United States officially began Operation Enduring Freedom and the war in Afghanistan. Now, ten years later, America finds itself struggling to conclude a decade of relentless...
View ArticleElection 2012: Mitt Romney Doubling Down on Endless War and Wasteful Pentagon...
On a day in which America marked a decade of war in Afghanistan, Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney called increased military spending and the continuation and expansion of war. In what his...
View ArticlePresident Announces All U.S. Troops Finally Coming Home From Iraq!
The President’s announcement today that all U.S. troops in Iraq will return home by the end of the year is a major step in the right direction for our nation. As the President said, “After nearly nine...
View ArticleElection 2012: GOP Foreign Policy Debate
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. This phrase played over and over in my mind as I watched Saturday’s Republican Presidential debate. Dubbed “the Commander in Chief debate”...
View ArticleSen. Merkley Introduces Bipartisan Amendment to Bring Troops Home from...
Today Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced he is introducing an amendment to the FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act calling for an accelerated drawdown in Afghanistan. The text of Sen....
View ArticleOrganizations Come Together to Urge the Senate to Turn the Page on a Decade...
Twenty three organizations from across the political spectrum and representing a variety of constituencies have sent a letter urging the Senate to adopt bipartisan amendments by Sen. Jeff Merkley...
View ArticleWin Without War Applauds U.S. Senate Call for an Accelerated Drawdown in...
Earlier today, the United States Senate joined the growing consensus of the American people that it is time to bring our troops home from Afghanistan. The Senate adopted by voice vote a bipartisan...
View ArticleAmerica’s War in Iraq Finally Ends: A war that never should have started...
As you read these words, the last US troops are finally coming home from Iraq. The US war in Iraq is coming to an end. Nearly a decade ago, we came together to stand up against an unnecessary war,...
View ArticleElection 2012: The Iowa Caucuses - Is Foreign Policy Helping or Hurting Ron Paul
Heads up from Iowa! While we won’t know the final results for a few more hours, pollsters are now predicting that Congressman Ron Paul will be among the top vote getters in the Iowa Presidential...
View ArticlePentagon’s Strategic Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Earlier today, President Obama joined Secretary of Defense Panetta at the Pentagon to announce the administration’s new national security strategy. Speaking at the formal release of “Sustaining U.S....
View ArticleThe War in Afghanistan: Members of Congress Support an End to Combat Operations
The below is reposted with permission from the Council for a Livable World's Chain Reaction Blog On February 1, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced that the United States will end its combat...
View ArticleEnough is Enough! It’s Time to End the War in Afghanistan
By now you’ve heard the horrific story of an American soldier in Afghanistan who killed 16 Afghan civilians, including 9 children, in an unprovoked series of attacks. Over the past few weeks we’ve also...
View ArticleThe Growing Consensus Against War with Iran
There is a growing consensus that war with Iran would be a catastrophically diasterous idea. While Washington continues to allow politics to hijack the debate over the Iranian nuclear program, nearly...
View ArticleWin Without War Statement on the Signing of U.S. – Afghanistan Strategic...
“We are pleased to continue to hear President Obama express his support for ending the war in Afghanistan,” said Win Without War Coalition Coordinator Stephen Miles. “Unfortunately, what we did not...
View ArticleBipartisan Group of Representatives Call on Congress to End the War in...
A bipartisan group of Representatives have called on Congress to end the war in Afghanistan. After releasing a letter to the President signed by 91 Members of Congress calling for an end to the war,...
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