Senate Hearing on Afghanistan Next Week
On May 3, 2011, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing titled, “Afghanistan: What is an Acceptable End-State, and How Do We Get There? Here is the link where written testimony will be posted. In July, the United States is to initiate a draw down of forces in Afghanistan, and for people interested in ending our wars, it is time to take notice of this Senate Hearing.
As Matt Southworth of Friends Committee on National Legislation wrote on April 25th, “
Will the Obama Administration finally acknowledge that the military led strategy in Afghanistan is failingby every metric and shift to another kind of mission in Afghanistan?
The U.S. should not continue to slug on militarily while being outmaneuvered
by Taliban with shovels. Perhaps a diplomatic mission with the desired
ends of a political settlement with all Afghan groups would be best to
deliver peace and regional stability. Next weeks hearing has the
potential to shape the impending policy shift. You can weigh-in by contacting your elected officials today.” Read the rest of Southworth's article here.
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