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It's called "the war in Iraq". The candidates for president take positions on "the war in Iraq". Even the peace movement talks about "ending the war in Iraq". Even oped news tags it "the war in Iraq". This is a total misrepresentation of what has gone on. The US INVADED a sovereign, peaceful nation that was not threatening us or any other country, against all international laws and treaties, against the wishes of the UN, on the basis of lies, known lies. We remain there as a force of OCCUPATION, against the wishes of all Iraqi people, whether Sunni, Shiite or Kurd. There is no segment of the Iraqi people who want us there. They are united in wanting the US to go home. Calling it a war enables Bush and company to call upon patriotism. Anyone who disagrees is a "traitor", and may have property confiscated. Bush gets to be the Commander- in-Chief. Congress has to fund it- you can't withhold funding in wartime. In other words, this linguistic framing benefits Bush and undercuts the peace movement- we should not EVER call it a war. The purpose of the US ongoing OCCUPATION of Iraq is simply to secure that country's huge oil reserves for private companies such as Exxon, stealing it from the Iraqi people, to whom it rightfully belongs. The main "benchmark" required by the US president, backed by Congress, is passage of a law in Iraq that would privatize oil, taking it out of the hands of the Iraqi government, where it has always rested. The Iraqi parliament refuses to pass such a law, the Iraqi labor unions oppose it, the Iraqi people oppose it. The justification for remaining in Iraq is certainly not to help the Iraqi people, who have pretty much been bombed back to the stone age, with minimal electricity, clean water, food, infrastructure, health care. It's certainly not to spread democracy, which is a farce there. Nor is it to prevent civil war, which the occupation is making worse. Half the occupying force consists of mercenaries. The other half is the regular US military, against the advice of the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Peter Pace, who has been fired, along with many other generals who felt that the mission was ill-advised and poorly carried out. It is wrecking the US military, draining the US treasury and making the US a pariah among nations. Who benefits? Not the American consumer- we are paying two to three times as much at the gas pump as we were prior to the invasion. Certainly not the Iraqi people. No, the beneficiaries are the corporations who profit from war, like the Bush and Cheney family corporations- Carlyle and Halliburton, and the oil companies. To summarize: we have never been at war with Iraq. The US military, taken over by an illegitimate president and veep, has been used for their private gain to invade and occupy another country, for the sole purpose of stealing their oil. In the process, the invasion and occupation have destroyed Iraq and are in the process of destroying the American military and economy as well. The corollary is that the peace movement should concentrate on impeachent. The only way out of Iraq is to get rid of the parasites who have fastened themselves on the American body politic, and are using the American treasury and military for their private gain. Traitors! Criminals! Impeachment now! Impeachment is peaceful, legal and democratic. In the name of the Prince of Peace, Carol Wolman Take action -- click here to contact your local newspaper or congress people: Click here to see the most recent messages sent to congressional reps and local newspapers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTowK03sr7Q Carol S. Wolman, MD is a psychiatrist in Northern California. A lifelong peace activist, she has written extensively on the psychology of our times. She is a cochair of Bay Area Impeach Bush-Cheney. You can join or form a local group at http://impeachbush.meetup.com/
She ran for Congress in '06, and is now a Gteen candidate for Congress in CA district 1. She is a coordinator of The New Broom Coalition, for a clean sweep of Congress.
Just a lonely truck driver in Ohio with too much time to think
What war??? I for one keep falling in to this trap. I know better but always catch myself calling it a war."Stop The War" should be "End The Occupation". That leaves them far less wiggle room to say we will withdraw combat troops (ending the war) but leave troops to secure our interests (continue the occupation). Language does play a big part in how people interpret what we advocate. This author is right. We invaded and now occupy Iraq. What war??? by
Jiffy (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 6 comments)
on Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 9:04:19 PM
I am a Retired Senior Citizen who is dedicated to this country and motivated to Learn...Know...and Have Understanding of what will best bring forth change for a better Society for All.
What War ? Thanx Carol W. for calling it like it is ! Remember when Dubya strutted out on the flight-deck of that Carrier..and Made his absurd claim ? Well, His Claim was as Absurd as he looked..all decked out in that brand new, Spruced-up flight suit with his Gear all corralled and Yanked to attention. Remember when he claimed He was the Commander-n-chief now ( Because he had just Decided THIS invasion and Occupation of Iraq was to be dubbed a "War on terrreer'?) Why ! everyone knows you can't be a cammander-n-chief without their being a WAR ! So I suppose the phrase ' War on Terror' was as good as he was going to get ! Come on, people.. There was no terror until He invented it. Impeachment is the Only Answer ..and What is this congress waiting for, anyway ? A written request from Dubya and endorsed by Cheney..to Draw up the Papers and serve them ?? What is going on here ? Has Dubya Used our Constitution For Toilet paper like he set out to do ? Has this Congress decided to go on ignoring all the horrific atrosities he has brought down upon the Iraqi people..And upon This Country.. until there is not one regiment left standing to fall ? Where has their Sanity Gone ? WE Know this is not WAR..and It is blasphemous to call it any kind of Justified Action. It is utter madness and mayhem waged against a peaceful people who had never harmed us in any way.. { but was all brought about in order to TAKE over their Country and its'' oil resources... to use as a stepping stone on the road to world dominion. The best solution for all this madness is Impeachment, Like Immediately. Now...before total chaos reigns over All of the Middle East and engulfs the whole world. Where has our sense of Humanity Gone ? Vgf by
VGF (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 39 comments)
on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 12:52:15 AM
I am a Retired Senior Citizen who is dedicated to this country and motivated to Learn...Know...and Have Understanding of what will best bring forth change for a better Society for All.
What War ? Thanx Carol W. for calling it like it is ! Remember when Dubya strutted out on the flight-deck of that Carrier..and Made his absurd claim ? Well, His Claim was as Absurd as he looked..all decked out in that brand new, Spruced-up flight suit with his Gear all corralled and Yanked to attention. Remember when he claimed He was the Commander-n-chief now ( Because he had just Decided THIS invasion and Occupation of Iraq was to be dubbed a "War on terrreer'?) Why ! everyone knows you can't be a cammander-n-chief without their being a WAR ! So I suppose the phrase ' War on Terror' was as good as he was going to get ! Come on, people.. There was no terror until He invented it. Impeachment is the Only Answer ..and What is this congress waiting for, anyway ? A written request from Dubya and endorsed by Cheney..to Draw up the Papers and serve them ?? What is going on here ? Has Dubya Used our Constitution For Toilet paper like he set out to do ? Has this Congress decided to go on ignoring all the horrific atrosities he has brought down upon the Iraqi people..And upon This Country.. until there is not one regiment left standing to fall ? Where has their Sanity Gone ? WE Know this is not WAR..and It is blasphemous to call it any kind of Justified Action. It is utter madness and mayhem waged against a peaceful people who had never harmed us in any way.. { but was all brought about in order to TAKE over their Country and its'' oil resources... to use as a stepping stone on the road to world dominion. The best solution for all this madness is Impeachment, Like Immediately. Now...before total chaos reigns over All of the Middle East and engulfs the whole world. Where has our sense of Humanity Gone ? Vgf by
VGF (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 39 comments)
on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 12:53:04 AM
I like to watch. I am not a wage slave.
The invasion and occupation for oil The war on Terrorism for oil? No, no ,no.....for heaven's sake, it was not for the oil. God spoke to our leader and told him to strike Saddam. It was to vanquish evil. Onward Christian soldiers. Hahahaha. by
B York (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 89 comments)
on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 10:11:19 AM
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