Brian Jones: “This afternoon, a group of Members from both parties are going to meet together to discuss the possible legislative…”

“This afternoon, a group of Members from both parties are going to meet together to discuss the possible legislative options to start a process of bringing our troops home from Afghanistan in 2013. Yesterday I was on the floor speaking about Army Specialist Joshua Nelson, from my home county, who was killed by the very Afghans he was sent to train. Specialist Nelson is just one of 60 U.S. servicemembers who have been killed this year by the Afghans that they were sent to train. I don't know where the outrage is by the United States Congress. I am very disappointed in both parties and their leadership to allow our young men and women to stay in a war that has no end to it. This makes no sense to the American people. In fact, Mr. Speaker, the American people have said time after time, in poll after poll, that they want to bring our troops home now--not in 2014, but now. On October 7, there was a national article written, and the title was, ``A Mother Mourns a Grim Milestone,'' referring to the 2,000th American casualty from the Afghan war. Lisa Freeman, who was interviewed in the article, lost her son Captain Matthew Freeman in 2009. He was shot by a sniper in Afghanistan. Ms. Freeman said: I just sat here, reliving the pain and wondering: Where is America's outrage? Where is America's concern that we're still at war. And, Mr. Speaker, I made reference to this yesterday.…”