It is crucial that your Senator(s) hear from you you RIGHT NOW and that you oppose further spending on the Iraq and Afghan wars. Or that you oppose a deepening engagement in Afghanistan and Pakistan without an exit strategy, as Barbara Lee (see the YouTube clip of her during House Appropriations mark up) and Jim McGovern (see "Vets rally behind McGovern bill") did.
Whatever the nuances of your opposition to the FY 09 emergency appropriation to continue the wars in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the time to contact your Senator(s) is now!
You can find your Senators using the drop down menu of Senate.gov or you can use the handy contact form provided by FCNL on the Iraq and Afghanistan Supplemental action alert page.
If you can't contact your Senator by the end of today, you can still help pressure the media to cover the story, by writing diaries, comments, blog posts and sending out messages to your e-mail lists asking people in your part of the country to get behind the National Media Day of Action on Afghanistan
You can start preparing yourself to write informed letters, blog posts and e-mails about the deepening engagement in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the delays in Obama meeting his promise to withdraw from Iraq, by reading the bill - search for HR 2346 on http://thomas.loc.gov.
You will also enjoy watching Juan Cole's recent appearance on the Bill Moyers Journal (also with Shahan Mufti), if you haven't already watched that. But call or message your Senator(s) first!
Thank you!