I and others recently wrote Senator Barbara Boxer (D CA) to express our opposition to President Obama’s proposal to add 30,000 more combat troops to the U.S. forces already deployed there.
The brief and to-the-point reply she sent indicates that she too opposes a troop surge:
December 11, 2009
Dear XXXXXXXX:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the situation in Afghanistan.
I support the President’s mission and exit strategy for Afghanistan, but I do not support adding more troops because there are now 200,000 American, NATO and Afghan forces fighting roughly 20,000 Taliban and less than 100 al Qaeda.
Again, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts on
this important issue. Please feel free to contact me in the future about this or any other issue of concern to you.
Barbara Boxer
United States Senator
