Senator Boxer:  Bringing Our Troops Home   

Thursday, June 23, 2011  

Dear Friend:

Last night President Obama addressed the nation about his plan to withdraw 10,000 American troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year, and a total of 33,000 by next summer.  

I am glad this war is ending, but it’s ending at far too slow a pace. We need a swifter turnover of responsibility to the nearly 300,000 Afghan forces we have trained, which would allow our brave military men and women to come home sooner.

I recently gave a speech in San Francisco calling for a new strategy in Afghanistan focused on counterterrorism, protection of coalition personnel, and the continued training of Afghan forces.  To read the speech, please click here.

Sincerely,