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Yes, Virginia, We Can Do Something About the Drone Strikes

June 1, 2012

There’s a conventional wisdom in Washington that there’s nothing we can do politically to stop the U.S. government from killing innocent civilians with drone strikes. But it ain’t necessarily so. Speaking only for myself, I’m willing to stipulate that killing "high value terrorists" who are known to be actively preparing to kill Americans is wildly…

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House Moots Afghan Exit, Iran War, Military Budget, and “Signature” Drone Strikes

May 17, 2012

On Wednesday and Thursday, the House is expected to take up consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. Amendments will be offered to expedite military withdrawal from Afghanistan, to oppose war with Iran, to cut the military budget, and to stop "signature" drone strikes that target people without knowing who will be killed. According…

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Kucinich Calls the Question on Libya War Powers

June 1, 2011

Last week, voting on amendments on the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, the House of Representatives began taking action to limit U.S. military involvement in Libya’s civil war. Now the House leadership has agreed to a vote on House Concurrent Resolution 51, introduced by Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich, which would direct the President, pursuant to…

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Asserting War Powers, House Moves To End Afghanistan, Libya Wars

May 27, 2011

Voting on amendments on the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, the House of Representatives took action to hasten the end of the wars in Afghanistan and Libya. Afghanistan By a 204-215 vote [roll call] – six switchers would have passed the amendment – the House narrowly failed to adopt a bipartisan amendment from Reps. Jim…

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House Votes Today on Afghan, Pakistan Wars

July 27, 2010

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this afternoon on the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This morning, the Senate version of the Afghanistan war supplemental was brought up under "suspension" rules, which require a 2/3 majority to pass. This expedited procedure is generally used for measures considered "uncontroversial," which is odd, to say…

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Eighteen Senators Back Timetable for Afghanistan Withdrawal

May 27, 2010

Today eighteen Senators voted for Senator Feingold’s amendment to the war supplemental requiring the President to establish a timetable for the redeployment of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan. This could be a turning point in U.S. policy on the war in Afghanistan. With this vote, the number of Senators on the record in support of…

Kucinich Resolution Call-In Report Back

March 8, 2010

Thank you for calling your Representative urging them to support the Kucinich resolution for a withdrawal timetable from Afghanistan, H. Con Res. 248. Let us know how your call went by submitting a comment below. Sharing your Representative’s name, whether you were successful in reaching their office, and any feedback you received from staffers would…

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If One Phone Call Could End the War

March 8, 2010

If you could end the war in Afghanistan by making one phone call, would you make that call? Would you press 10 buttons to stop the wanton destruction of the lives of American soldiers and Afghan civilians? I suspect that the majority of the literate adult population in the United States, if faced with that…

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Kucinich Forces Congress to Debate Afghanistan

March 4, 2010

Today Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich introduced H. Con Res. 248, a privileged resolution with 16 original cosponsors that will require the House of Representatives to debate whether to continue the war in Afghanistan. Debate on the resolution is expected early next week. Original cosponsors of the Kucinich resolution include John Conyers, Ron Paul, José Serrano,…

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