0 <h2>Eight Years is Enough: Tell the White House to End the War in Afghanistan</h2> <div style="float:right; margin: 5px; padding: 5px; border:0px;"><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gPUwQGmMSm0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gPUwQGmMSm0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object></div><p>As President Obama considers the way forward in Afghanistan, he should listen to the <em>fifty-seven percent of Americans</em> who oppose the war [AP-GfK poll, Oct. 1-5]. <strong>Eight years is enough--it's time to end the war in Afghanistan</strong>.</p> <p>So far, this war has cost us:</p> <ul> <li>$228 billion,</li> <li>869 dead American troops, and </li> <li>thousands of Afghan civilian casualties (roughly 5200 since the U.N. started counting in 2007).</li></ul> <p>Wednesday, October 7, 2009 marks the eighth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. <strong>Eight years is enough. It's time to bring the troops home.</strong></p> <h3>Here's how you can help end the war:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Sign this petition via Twitter to let the White House know that eight years of war is enough</strong>.</li> <li>Join <a href="http://peaceactionwest.org/fb/action.html">Peace Action West's Facebook vigil at the White House</a>.</li> <li>Watch Brave New Foundation's new documentary, <a href="http://www.rethinkafghanistan.com">Rethink Afghanistan</a>, to learn more about the price we pay for war in Afghanistan. You can also sign their petition to demand civilian solutions.</li> </ul> <p>Eight years is enough. Tell the White House to end the war in Afghanistan.</p> Eight Years is Enough: Tell the White House to End the War in Afghanistan As President Obama conside 2009-10-07T17:28:04Z 0 1 1 7 826 63895 true true true Eight years is enough. No more troops to #Afghanistan. 0 62 0 0 0 0 3 110 Tell @whitehouse that eight years is enough. End the war in #Afghanistan. http://act.ly/my RT to sign #actly #eightyearsisenough 2009-11-15T01:55:48Z 92131 false my http://act.ly/my 0 Austin US 2010-02-08T15:59:50Z 2009-10-01T16:46:22Z BNF/The Seminal blog fellow, five-year Capitol Hill veteran, Creating a Culture of Peace nonviolence facilitator. 0 1 320 550 Austin, TX, USA false 4 0 2009-10-01T16:46:22Z 92131 false 0.0 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 30.268735 0 -97.745209 Austin, Texas Austin, Texas derrickcrowe Derrick Crowe false 131516 http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/72218085/twitterProfilePhoto.jpg false http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/558771483/twitterProfilePhoto_normal.jpg 009999 eeeeee efefef 333333 false 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 2010-02-17T15:07:50Z 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 TX 693 0 0 0 0 Central Time (US & Canada) 0 1 2010-02-03T04:19:39Z 0 16148151 2010-02-08T15:59:50Z http://returngood.com -21600 false Washington US 2010-02-09T12:06:36Z 2009-06-23T23:00:57Z Official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more http://wh.gov/privacy 0 1 1 1700498 88 Washington, DC, USA false 4 0 2009-09-30T18:54:14Z 110 false 0.0 persona 0 0.0 93.3281 0.0 0 2009-09-17T01:55:45Z 38.892091 0 -77.024055 Washington, DC USA Washington, DC USA whitehouse The White House f2f2f2 http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/25006767/wh_twitter_back.jpg false http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/560449509/wh-twitter-icon_normal.gif 336699 e1e8ee e1e8ee 666666 false 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DC 828 618 3 180 11 Eastern Time (US & Canada) 0 0 2010-02-09T06:58:52Z 0 30313925 2010-02-09T13:46:34Z http://www.whitehouse.gov -18000 true