On September 15, demand: End the War Now!
New York Times Editorial represents rupture in political establishment
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September 15 is the date that General Petraeus and the Bush Administration must report to Congress on the progress of the Iraq war and “surge.” The eyes of the country and world will be focused on Washington DC.
On September 15 people from every corner of this country will descend on Washington DC to demand: End the War Now!
Everything that the ANSWER Coalition members and other anti-war activists and organizations said about the invasion and occupation is proven to be true. All the lies of the war makers and their apologists now stand exposed.
The 1,700 word editorial in the Sunday July 8 edition of the New York Times (see below), calling for the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq is a major shift and signals an overt rupture in the summits of the political establishment over the Iraq war.
It is a repeat of what happened in Vietnam when it became clear to the political elites that the imperial war was doomed. While Bush enjoyed the open support or silent complicity of the corporate establishment (including all the mass media) when he carried out the criminal invasion of Iraq, the Administration is now isolated. The nightmarish fantasy of imperial military domination over the oil-rich Middle East, which was the dominant ideology in Washington DC after the fall of Baghdad in April 2003, has given way to a new, unstated, but actual objective for the political establishment: to avoid the appearance of a catastrophic U.S. military defeat in Iraq.
Every Iraqi who dies and every U.S. service member who is killed will lose their life so that the politicians can carry on with this effort: to avoid the perception of defeat. That is the real story. That is exactly why tens of thousands of GI’s and hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese died between 1968 and 1973, well after the generals and politicians knew that defeat was unavoidable.
It is imperative that we act now, decisively, and with such force to stop the war immediately.
Hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals have committed to make this demonstration, and all the other actions that are taking place before and after September 15, an expression of the will of the people.
There are many new endorsers for September 15 including Howard Zinn, World Can’t Wait- Drive Out the Bush Regime, ImpeachBush.org and others. More than 700 endorsers are impeachment groups and organizers. To see more of the endorsers click this link. If you would like to become an endorser you can click this link.
We urge everyone to support all the anti-war actions taking place over the next months. Everyone should do something to reach out to their friends, neighbors and family members. The New York Times editorial is a clear sign that the pro-occupation camp is breaking apart. Now is the time for all of us to act. We can make the difference.
Please help now by making a donation. We must raise the money to pay for buses, posters, leaflets, ads, outreach, sound and stage and all the other expenses associated with a mass grassroots mobilizing campaign. We are counting on you and others who have been fighting against this war. You can make a tax deductible donation on-line today or see how to donate by sending a check by clicking this link.
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