The People's Email Network Last 25 Messages Transmitted Log Go Back End ALL The Wars Immediately ********** [043938:123011] B.W., Oberlin, OH As a U.S. Air Force AWAC veteran, I am disgusted by U.S.-powered British Empire. George Washington and Andy Jackson must be spinning in their graves! ********** [060840:120511] g.z., Brooklyn, MI Nice work Mr. President, ending the occupation of Iraq. Please don't forget to bring the mercenaries home too. Now, if we could only end our addiction to oil we could end all of our "wars" and go back to hating the communists like in the good old days. ********** [100544:112711] T.S., San Diego, CA Our most esteemed historians describe how, again and again, those nations that have overextended their military influence across the world (as known to them) inevitably go bankrupt and decline. We can see the risk of that very outcome in the unfolding of events within our country now. I urge you to take whatever steps you can to limit the capabilities of our military to functions that are authentically in defense of citizen safety. ********** [144531:111411] m.e., Dripping Springs, TX Leaving all the contractors and military personnel over in Iraq, is NOT bringing our troops home. It is semantics. We've been in Afghanistan too long. The excuse that the deaths justify us staying longer, so their deaths are not in vain, is folly. End the wars now. ********** [122556:111011] J.S., San Juan Capistrano, CA Wars never solve a thing and only create years of distrust on both sides. Let's do away with nuclear arms that could destroy all life on the planet. Let's stop encouraging our young people to kill for any reason. ********** [021754:110911] j.s., New York, NY Why are the congress supporting an illegal occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan and when the 'troops' come home, cancel the highly paid mercenaries who are left behind. ********** [165542:110711] M.K., Monument, CO President Obama holds no sway in Congress to get any of his programs passed. The only thing he can do now is to STOP all the wars, immediately. Nothing we have done in Afghanistan and Iraq in the last ten years has done anything to make us any safer, and has in fact, acted as a recruitment tool for our enemies. If you agree, send your own note to President Obama and your Congressional representatives. ********** [080144:110711] n.v., Wernersville, PA Wars are costing us lives and money that we don't have to spend. Stop now! ********** [143907:110411] T.H., California City, CA Perhaps we should take the right away from those who give themselves their own pay raise. And like, for example, the California Highway patrol officers who had to take a 20% paycut. Lets make our senators and house reps. take at least a 25% paycut. ********** [223857:110311] D.D., Hillsboro, OR America has treaty obligations under the Kellogg-Briand Pact and the United Nations Charter forbidding war. All of America's present wars are illegal, immoral, unaffordable, and of no benefit to any involved nation. War is the worst thing people do. Its use disqualifies nations from being civilized. When Bush started his illegal wars, he at least respected the public enough to build support for them first, even though he had to lie to do it. Obama showed no such respect on the subject of Libya. The only acceptable course of action is a complete, immediate withdrawal of military and mercenary forces from all foreign territory, followed by prosecution of all officials responsible for these intolerable outrages and confiscation of their wealth for reparations. ********** [154746:110311] M.G., Gambrills, MD The cost of these wars is destroying our country's future. ********** [191508:110111] M.Z., Muskego, WI It is time to bring the people and the money home. With all the factionalism in government at this time, the way to this is by President Barack Obama taking a bold stand, to make his power as Commander-in-Chief known. It is time for this President to act and not just play politics as usual. He must use his executive power to withdraw troops as well as all persons there as so-called contractors. We in the United States desperately need the money that has been spent so egregiously on a war without meaning, a war without end. I do not mean the servicemen who served did not serve righteously, they gave themselves as all soldiers of wars past and present (my father, my husband, others like them) do because they believed they were fighting for liberty. This is a war of money and power, its basis is greed. It is high time to bring the people and the money Home to address our increasingly desperate domestic needs. ********** [153453:101211] M.S., North Fort Myers, FL We simply cannot afford these wars any longer. It is time to bring our troops home! ********** [152945:101211] S.J., New York, NY Spend the money on improving our infrastructure. High speed rails are needed to help improve global warming and lessen our dependency on foreign oil. Invest in alternative energies. Invest in AMERICA! ********** [152536:101211] A.G., Maitland, FL We got Osama bin Laden. The War on Terror is over. No need to continue. We can win in the Middle East. There is a vast cultural divide. The longer we stay the worse it will be for the goal of world peace. ********** [151529:101211] M.P., Martinez, CA Mitch James Parkinen ********** [150759:101211] C.C., Tucson, AZ Since military contractors and others are increasing this DEFICIT by leaps and bounds, and, since THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT did not pass, then, by ending these WARS, MONEY, TROOPS and UNITED STATES INTEGRITY will ALL be saved! ********** [144645:101211] C.L., New Orleans, LA Stop the WARS immediately ********** [143809:101211] C.C., Clinton Township, MI May peace prevail on Earth! ********** [143610:101211] J.W., Lakeside, MT The wars we are currently involved in, all wars for that matter, are immoral, expensive and only serve to make us more enemies throughout the world. Ireally think that these actions are corporate based---lobbied for by the greedy companies which profit from them. Bring our troops home now! ********** [142911:101211] C.C., Hamilton, NY The wars we are fighting were entered into with no exit strategy, and no plan to secure the peace. Furthermore, since they were never paid for, they are continuing to drive an unsustainable deficit. Osama Bin Laden has been caught -- but not because of military involvement in Iraq or Afghanistan. Any "mission" that could be accomplished has been by now. 10 years on, we cannot afford to continue this farce any more. ********** [142402:101211] C.N., Anchorage, AK Having troops in EVERY other muslim country on the planet is just global whack-a-mole. ********** [142354:101211] C.L., Mountlake Terrace, WA Since there is no likelihood of the Republican-dominated Congress acting to reform our national economy in any positive manner prior to 2013, I urge President Obama to use the executive authority he possesses as Commander-in-Chief to deliver a meaningful measure of relief to our over-stretched national government by ending America's participation in foreign wars, returning our troops, and reallocating a substantial portion of our military expenditures to job-creation measures rebuilding our public infrastructure, including that of our national lands. ********** [142142:101211] L.L., Ojai, CA These wars have cost us young lives, our reputation, and our economy. ENough! ********** [140959:101211] b.c., Somerville, MA Give Peace a CHANCE !!!! ********** Go Back