Kerry and Feingold reintroduce Afghanistan resolution

[Mass]

S. Res. 34

Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Feingold) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

S. Res. 34
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resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--

(1) the United States must strengthen its commitment to establishing long-term stability and peace in Afghanistan;

(2) the President should not reduce the total number of United States troops serving in Afghanistan in order to increase the total number of United States troops serving in Iraq;

(3) the United States, in partnership with the International Security Assistance Force and the Government of Afghanistan, should immediately increase its efforts to eradicate the Taliban, terrorist organizations, and criminal networks currently operating in Afghanistan, including by increasing United States military personnel as requested by United States military commanders in Afghanistan;

(4) the United States, in support of the Government of Afghanistan, should significantly increase the amount of economic assistance available in Afghanistan for reconstruction, social and economic development, counternarcotics efforts, and democracy promotion activities; and

(5) the United States should work aggressively to encourage members of the international community to deliver on the financial pledges they have made to support development and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.

[wisteria]

1. Good! I am very happy to see they did this. n/t

[MarjorieG]

2. Good policy, and continuing partnership.

[blm]

3. I'm glad in that Hillary and others are NOW saying what Kerry and Feingold said over a year ago

and THEY would not support in favor of sticking closer to Bush than 'radical leftists' like Kerry and Feingold and Murtha.

Kerry and Russ must be shaking their heads in disbelief in the contortionist stances some of these opportunists like Clinton and Biden are taking - especially since they are stealing much of their positions directly from what Kerry and Feingold have been saying since summer of 2005.