Support HR 808, introduced Feb. 25,'13. It would coalesce and support the many proven violence reduction programs in the US. And support our military's and State Dept.'s efforts at peace building.
Why is this important?
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has said that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have taught us that military might is insufficient to win; that we must expand our capacity to build civil society structures (e.g., rule of law, jobs, responsible and accountable government, police and fire, basic services, etc.); and that our government is still mostly structured to deal with a post-Cold War world rather than a post-9/11 world.
