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Write a letter to the editor today -- 5,000 casualties is too many!

Dear Friend,
 
We reached 5,000 on Monday afternoon — 5,000 U.S. troops killed in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
 
Lately Iraq seems like the war time forgot.  People have moved on.  Most major media outlets no longer have staff there.
 
But the daily reality of life and death in a war zone continues. In fact, May was the bloodiest month for U.S. soldiers in Iraq since last September.
 
And now there’s Afghanistan.  U.S. troops are to be completely withdrawn from Iraq over the next three years. Many could be redeployed to Afghanistan.
 
The G.I. and civilian deaths will increase there, too.
 
5,000.
 
That’s the human cost of both wars for the United States. The human cost for Iraq and Afghanistan is much greater. It’s a cost that’s too high emotionally for friends, for families, and for all three nations as a whole.
 
We want our troops home now.  We need timely plans for complete withdrawal in both countries. 
 
Please join us by sending a letter to the editor or downloading our 5000th milestone signs (like the one above) to use in your windows or at a vigil.
 
Peace,




Laurie Creasy,
American Friends Service Committee