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October 27, 2009
Dear Letter Writing Coordinator,
President Barack Obama will receive Nobel Peace Prize on December 10 in Oslo, Norway! We celebrate the awarding of this peace prize for the president’s work on nuclear disarmament and also continue to express our concern about the eight years the United States has been at war in Afghanistan. As I write this letter, the administration is deciding whether to send more troops to Afghanistan or develop a new policy based on diplomacy, development, and international cooperation. You can help, by reminding the president and your senators that War Is Not the Answer in Afghanistan. Urge them to:
- Halt offensive operations against Taliban strongholds and concentrate on improving living standards in areas not under Taliban control.
- Engage Afghanistan's neighbors - including Russia, China and Iran - in the stabilization process.
- Support negotiation and reconciliation among all Afghan groups, including the Taliban.
- Start the withdrawal of U.S. troops and articulate a policy leading to withdrawing all U.S. troops.
- Greatly expand development aid and diplomatic efforts to achieve regional security.
With your help, we can encourage the Senate and President Obama to de-escalate the war and promote a peaceful resolution to this conflict.
As always, please encourage letter-writers to include personal details and to speak from their own convictions and experiences. Below, you'll find two sample letters with FCNL’s message in five points, but please feel free to write about the topics you are most comfortable with. Thank you.
In peace,
Jim Cason, Associate Executive Secretary for Campaigns
P.S. Here are two additional resources that could be useful to letter-writers:
Sample Letters
Dear [Senator]:
More troops won’t bring more peace in Afghanistan. As a resident of [PLACE] who is active in our community, I urge you to support a new strategy that includes:
- Halting the U.S. military’s offensive operations against Taliban strongholds and concentrate on improving living standards in areas not under Taliban control.
- Engaging Afghanistan's neighbors - including Russia, China and Iran - in the stabilization process.
- Supporting negotiation and reconciliation among all Afghan groups, including the Taliban.
- Starting the withdrawal of U.S. troops and articulating a policy leading to withdrawing all U.S. troops.
- Greatly expand development aid and diplomatic efforts to achieve regional security.
Thank you.
Dear President Barack Obama:
More troops won’t bring more peace in Afghanistan. As a resident of [PLACE] who is active in our community, I urge you to support a new strategy that includes:
- Halting the U.S. military’s offensive operations against Taliban strongholds and concentrate on improving living standards in areas not under Taliban control.
- Engaging Afghanistan's neighbors - including Russia, China and Iran - in the stabilization process.
- Supporting negotiation and reconciliation among all Afghan groups, including the Taliban.
- Starting the withdrawal of U.S. troops and articulating a policy leading to withdrawing all U.S. troops.
- Greatly expand development aid and diplomatic efforts to achieve regional security.
Thank you.
Contact Congress
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
Sen. ________
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Rep. ________
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
FCNL's Congressional Directory
Contact the Administration
Contact the President through FCNL's web site.
White House Comment Desk:
202 456-1111
Fax: 202-456-2461
White House web site
President Barack H. Obama
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
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