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We know that elements in the military and Congress exerted great pressure on President Obama to ratchet up the war on Afghanistan. To achieve a more rational and peaceful outcome, we need to exert a counter-pressure. MADRE calls on the Obama administration to chart a whole new course in US-Afghan relations, based on the understanding that the US needs to engage with the rest of the world, not just occupy it.
1. More troops will mean more civilian casualties.
We know that elements in the military and Congress exerted great pressure on President Obama to ratchet up the war on Afghanistan. To achieve a more rational and peaceful outcome, we need to exert a counter-pressure. MADRE calls on the Obama administration to chart a whole new course in US-Afghan relations, based on the understanding that the US needs to engage with the rest of the world, not just occupy it.
1. More troops will mean more civilian casualties.
2. More troops will not resolve the crisis.
These are political problems that cannot be solved by force.
3. A troop surge has already been tried--and it failed.
4. Rampant abuses of Afghan women's rights cannot be eliminated by force.
5. US troops are backing an unpopular, corrupt government
6. US Troops are Undermining Humanitarian Operations
7. Most Afghans Want the US Out
Afghan women want a surge in diplomacy, development and democracy, not troops. Here are 10 things we want to see on Obama's to-do list for Afghanistan:
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We know that elements in the military and Congress exerted great pressure on President Obama to ratchet up the war on Afghanistan. To achieve a more rational and peaceful outcome, we need to exert a counter-pressure. MADRE calls on the Obama administration to chart a whole new course in US-Afghan relations, based on the understanding that the US needs to engage with the rest of the world, not just occupy it.
1. More troops will mean more civilian casualties.
2. More troops will not resolve the crisis.
These are political problems that cannot be solved by force.
3. A troop surge has already been tried--and it failed.
4. Rampant abuses of Afghan women's rights cannot be eliminated by force.
5. US troops are backing an unpopular, corrupt government
6. US Troops are Undermining Humanitarian Operations
7. Most Afghans Want the US Out
Afghan women want a surge in diplomacy, development and democracy, not troops. Here are 10 things we want to see on Obama's to-do list for Afghanistan:
We know that elements in the military and Congress exerted great pressure on President Obama to ratchet up the war on Afghanistan. To achieve a more rational and peaceful outcome, we need to exert a counter-pressure. MADRE calls on the Obama administration to chart a whole new course in US-Afghan relations, based on the understanding that the US needs to engage with the rest of the world, not just occupy it.
1. More troops will mean more civilian casualties.
2. More troops will not resolve the crisis.
These are political problems that cannot be solved by force.
3. A troop surge has already been tried--and it failed.
4. Rampant abuses of Afghan women's rights cannot be eliminated by force.
5. US troops are backing an unpopular, corrupt government
6. US Troops are Undermining Humanitarian Operations
7. Most Afghans Want the US Out
Afghan women want a surge in diplomacy, development and democracy, not troops. Here are 10 things we want to see on Obama's to-do list for Afghanistan: