Click on the title to link to an "Under The Hood" (Fort Hood G.I. Coffeehouse)Web site online article about the "Oleo Strut" Coffeehouse, an important development in the anti-Vietnam War struggle. Hats off to those bygone anti-war fighters.
IMMEDIATE UNCONDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL OF ALL U.S./ALLIED TROOPS AND THEIR MERCENARIES FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN!
Yes, today is only March 1st and thus not really the 5th Anniversary of the start of the Iraq War but do we really need to wait until then to know that we will be in Iraq, in full force, come the 20th of the month? Hell, no. That said, this year we do not even have the ‘hope’ (or better said, the illusion) that this war is going to end any time soon. The latest maneuvers by Senate Majority leader Harry Reid only highlight that sad conclusion.
This week, the week of February 25, 2008, the Democratically-controlled Senate attempted to bring the question of funding for the war and some timetable proposals to the Senate floor. This time the Republican minority cynically permitted debate for its own purposes. Those purposes included letting presumptive Republican presidential nominee Arizona Senator John McCain and others tout the success of last year’s military surge strategy. However, at the end of the day the Republicans turned down any chances to vote on the issues presented. This is where Senate Minority Leader Reid had his finest hour. He knew, as he did last, year that he did not have the votes to pass any legislation. This, my friends, is the height of parliamentary cretinism.
However one may interpret Senator McCain’s remarks about an American presence in Iraq for 100 years today who can say that is an outlandish figure. Unless we do something about it. As for those prospects? My propaganda tactic of trying to link up the civilian anti-war movement with the rank and file soldiers in Iraq has proven thus far to be just that. Propaganda. Last year, better two years ago it made sense. Under today’s military and political conditions it gets us no closer to ending the war than any other potential anti-war strategy. We better go back to the basics. A little class struggle in these hard economic times, or at least propaganda for it, will go a long way. As I, and many, many others have said it is far easier getting out of war that into it. That said, we still need to get the hell out. Immediate Withdrawal of All U.S./Allied Troops and their mercenaries from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Below I have reposted, as much as it pains me, a comment I made as we approached last year's 4th Anniversary of the Iraq War. Damn.
COMMENTARY
WRITTEN ON MARCH 20, 2007 THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN INVASION AND OCCUPATION OF IRAQ.
This will be short and sweet for four years of war without an effective extra-parliamentary (or for that matter, parliamentary) opposition in an unpopular war led by an unpopular President speaks for itself. That said, the slogan Immediate Unconditional Withdrawal from Iraq by the United States and its rapidly dwindling coalition forces retains its validity. As does the fight for a straight no vote on the war budget. And, finally, as does the validity of the desperately necessary fight to form anti-war soldiers and sailors solidarity committees. Otherwise this time next year we will be writing about the fifth year of the war. Forward.
IMMEDIATE UNCONDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL OF ALL U.S./ALLIED TROOPS AND THEIR MERCENARIES FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN!
Yes, today is only March 1st and thus not really the 5th Anniversary of the start of the Iraq War but do we really need to wait until then to know that we will be in Iraq, in full force, come the 20th of the month? Hell, no. That said, this year we do not even have the ‘hope’ (or better said, the illusion) that this war is going to end any time soon. The latest maneuvers by Senate Majority leader Harry Reid only highlight that sad conclusion.
This week, the week of February 25, 2008, the Democratically-controlled Senate attempted to bring the question of funding for the war and some timetable proposals to the Senate floor. This time the Republican minority cynically permitted debate for its own purposes. Those purposes included letting presumptive Republican presidential nominee Arizona Senator John McCain and others tout the success of last year’s military surge strategy. However, at the end of the day the Republicans turned down any chances to vote on the issues presented. This is where Senate Minority Leader Reid had his finest hour. He knew, as he did last, year that he did not have the votes to pass any legislation. This, my friends, is the height of parliamentary cretinism.
However one may interpret Senator McCain’s remarks about an American presence in Iraq for 100 years today who can say that is an outlandish figure. Unless we do something about it. As for those prospects? My propaganda tactic of trying to link up the civilian anti-war movement with the rank and file soldiers in Iraq has proven thus far to be just that. Propaganda. Last year, better two years ago it made sense. Under today’s military and political conditions it gets us no closer to ending the war than any other potential anti-war strategy. We better go back to the basics. A little class struggle in these hard economic times, or at least propaganda for it, will go a long way. As I, and many, many others have said it is far easier getting out of war that into it. That said, we still need to get the hell out. Immediate Withdrawal of All U.S./Allied Troops and their mercenaries from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Below I have reposted, as much as it pains me, a comment I made as we approached last year's 4th Anniversary of the Iraq War. Damn.
COMMENTARY
WRITTEN ON MARCH 20, 2007 THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN INVASION AND OCCUPATION OF IRAQ.
This will be short and sweet for four years of war without an effective extra-parliamentary (or for that matter, parliamentary) opposition in an unpopular war led by an unpopular President speaks for itself. That said, the slogan Immediate Unconditional Withdrawal from Iraq by the United States and its rapidly dwindling coalition forces retains its validity. As does the fight for a straight no vote on the war budget. And, finally, as does the validity of the desperately necessary fight to form anti-war soldiers and sailors solidarity committees. Otherwise this time next year we will be writing about the fifth year of the war. Forward.
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