Peace Rally in Grants Pass Tomorrow
ashlander, 02.12.2009 01:41
In response to President Obama's decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan, Rogue Valley citizens will join together in opposition.
Please bring your heart, your signs, and your voice to:
Josephine County Courthouse (Sixth St. in Grants Pass)
Wednesday, Dec. 2nd
3:30 PM
Barack Obama benefited from widespread anti-war sentiment when he won the 2008 presidential election. Yet, he launched an escalation of the war in Afghanistan soon after taking office. In February 2009, Obama ordered an additional 17,000 combat troops to Afghanistan, more than doubling the size of the U.S. occupation. That deployment raised the level of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to 55,000. Barack Obama has just announced plans to send 30,000 additional troops into Afghanistan. Ironically, this announcement has come less than 2 months after Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.