No New U.S. War
In Iraq- Immediate Withdrawal Of All U.S. Troops And Mercenaries! Stop The Bombing! –Stop The Arms Shipments …
Frand Jackman
comment:
As the Nobel
Peace Prize Winner, U.S. President Barack Obama, orders more air bombing
strikes in the North, sends more “advisers” to “protect” American outposts in
Iraq, and sends arms shipments to the Kurds guys who served in the American
military during the Vietnam War and who, like me, belatedly, got “religion” on
the war issue might very well be excused for disbelief when the White House
keeps pounding out the propaganda that these actions are limited when all signs
point to the slippery slope of escalation. Now not every event in history gets
exactly repeated but given the recent United States Government’s history in
Iraq those vets might be on to something. In any case dust off the old banners,
placards, and buttons and get your voices in shape- just in case.
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Here is something to think about:
Workers and the oppressed have no
interest in a victory by one combatant or the other in the reactionary
Sunni-Shi’ite civil war. However, the international working class definitely
has a side in opposing imperialist intervention in Iraq and demanding the
immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops and mercenaries. It is U.S. imperialism
that constitutes the greatest danger to the world’s working people and
downtrodden.
**************U.S. Launches Airstrikes in Battle to Retake Iraq's Mosul Dam From ISIS
U.S. fighter planes pounded targets in northern Iraq as a joint military operation kicked off to retake the country's largest dam from ISIS militants, officials said. U.S. military officials said FA-18 fighter bombers and armed drones were launching airstrikes and offering air cover to Iraqi and Kurdish forces fighting to regain control of the Mosul Dam.
ISIS fighters seized the dam on the Tigris River on Aug. 7 as part of an offensive that has seen large swaths of Iraq fall to the Sunni militants. Sources told NBC News the decision to try retaking the dam came after intelligence showed ISIS militants were not yet at a point where they could blow up the installation. The Mosul Dam is critical to Iraqi's entire infrastructure, so much so President Obama flagged its control as a key concern a week ago as he took off for vacation in Martha's Vineyard.
In-Depth
- ISIS Grabs Major Iraqi Dam and Oilfield
- U.S. Forces on Iraq Mountain See Less Need for Evacuation
- U.S. Drone Takes Out ISIS Firing Position
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