1,500 reasons to end the Afghanistan war
The Nation Blog
by Peter Rothberg
05/26/11
As my colleague George Zornick reports from Congress, in a surprisingly close contest today, the House rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) which called for a withdrawal plan from Afghanistan, preferably one that outlines an 'aggressive' drawdown of troops. It lost by only 11 votes, 215-204. Nonetheless, the vote is the strongest yet for McGovern s exit initiative and sends a united Democratic message to the president and people that momentum may finally be shifting toward some sort of organized withdrawal plan...
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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Afghanistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=George+Zornick
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by Peter Rothberg
05/26/11
As my colleague George Zornick reports from Congress, in a surprisingly close contest today, the House rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) which called for a withdrawal plan from Afghanistan, preferably one that outlines an 'aggressive' drawdown of troops. It lost by only 11 votes, 215-204. Nonetheless, the vote is the strongest yet for McGovern s exit initiative and sends a united Democratic message to the president and people that momentum may finally be shifting toward some sort of organized withdrawal plan...
http://tinyurl.com/3o9yrrr
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Afghanistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=George+Zornick
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Peter+Rothberg
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Starmail - 27. Mai, 08:46
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