On October 7, 2010, the Afghanistan War will enter its 10th year. We’re fighting to stop this brutal, futile conflict, but we need your help. Maintaining a network of contacts on the ground in Afghanistan and an ongoing campaign here in the U.S. is expensive.
For almost a decade, we’ve asked a very small slice of the population—military families—to shoulder the heaviest burdens for U.S. policies in that country. As we start Year Ten, an increasing number of veterans are telling us that the war isn’t making us safer and it’s not worth the cost. Here’s just a few of their stories.
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