AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY

This space is dedicated to the proposition that we need to know the history of the struggles on the left and of earlier progressive movements here and world-wide. If we can learn from the mistakes made in the past (as well as what went right) we can move forward in the future to create a more just and equitable society. We will be reviewing books, CDs, and movies we believe everyone needs to read, hear and look at as well as making commentary from time to time. Greg Green, site manager

Wednesday, July 05, 2017

From Veterans For Peace-The Gals And Guys Who Should Know About The Slippery Slope To War-No U.S. War Planes in Syria

6/26/2017 3:31 PM



	No to U.S. Warplanes Over Syria Veterans For Peace is joining with RootsAction to say NO to U.S. War Planes Over Syria. The U.S. is risking a catastrophic military clash with Russia in Syria. Click here to help get the American military out of Syrian skies. The world's two big nuclear-armed governments are risking direct warfare. The U.S. shot down a Syrian government jet, after which Russia threatened to shoot down U.S. planes over Syria. Then Australia suspended its air missions over Syria, and Russian and U.S. planes reportedly came within 5 feet of each other over the Baltic. This is happening while the U.S. military has been given greater authority by President Trump to proceed as it sees fit. Click here to add your name to an important petition demanding that the U.S. pull back from the brink. Asked for a legal justification for having shot down a Syrian plane, the U.S. military cited the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), which applied to al Qaeda, not Syria. Even many who accept the AUMF as constitutional rejected the argument in this case. Regardless, Congress has no capacity to make war legal in violation of international law. Even the U.N. has now begun objecting to the killing of large numbers of civilians in Syria by the U.S. and its allies, as well as by other parties to the war. There is no legal or moral basis for the United States to be waging war in Syria, risking nuclear apocalypse for us all. Click here to demand that all U.S. planes get out and stay out of Syrian air space. Background Guardian: Russia warns U.S. its fighter jets are now potential target in Syria CBS News: Armed Russian jet comes within five feet of U.S. military plane AP: Syria brings new urgency to easing U.S.-Russia tensions Guardian: Australia suspends air missions over Syria amid U.S.-Russia tensions
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