Democrats in the House of Representatives and in the Senate near-unanimously voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists against " those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the United States " in Afghanistan in 2001 , supporting the NATO coalition invasion of the nation . Most elected Democrats continue to support the Afghanistan conflict and some , such as a Democratic National Committee spokesperson , have voiced concerns that the Iraq War shifted too many resources away from the presence in Afghanistan . Since 2006 , Democratic candidate Barack Obama has called for a " surge " of troops into Afghanistan . As president , Obama sent a " surge " force of additional troops to Afghanistan . Troop levels were 94,000 in December 2011 and kept falling , with a target of 68,000 by fall 2012 . Obama planned to bring all the troops home by 2014
recent attacks launched against the United States
September 11 attacks
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