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Congressman Pushes For Expedited Withdrawal From Afghanistan

U.S. Reps. Tim Johnson, Barbara Lee (Democrat from California), Walter Jones (Republican from North Carolina) and other Members of the House again pressed House leadership and the White House to expedite the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

A press conference and panel discussion Wednesday afternoon focused on analysis and assessment of a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.  Members of the House received testimony from experts, including Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis, who provided an analysis of Afghanistan that is vastly different than the one received by Congress from the Obama Administration. 

Congressman Johnson says we seem bent on a protracted presence not only in Afghanistan but throughout the Middle East that is wasting lives of soldiers, citizens and wasting tax dollars at the same time. He adds we expanded into Libya without Congressional authority and now there are those seeking intervention into Syria. "This has to stop."

Rep. Johnson noted the costs of war are not limited to deaths, bullets, tanks and drones. Rep. Johnson is a sponsor of an amendment that would increase appropriations for the Veterans Administration for the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injuries and related research.

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