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Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan 2008
By Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
War Comes Home
The horrible, honest reality of the American occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan like you havenāt heard it before.
Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan, features testimony from U.S. veterans who served in those occupations, giving an accurate account of what is really happening day in and day out, on the ground.
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Soldiers In Revolt
By David Cortright, Howard Zinn (introduction)
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US Deaths in the Iraq War
They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them.
--Laurence Binyon
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Your country needs you, again!
Big and small things, all important, that you can do, that we can do, to make a difference.
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To read why veterans and their families opposed this war, go to the Sound Off Board:
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Join our forum! Lots of discussions, facts, action alerts, etc...
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Cost of the War in Iraq
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In their youth Chickenhawks were extremely skillful at evading the military, while today they are fervent advocates for war.
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There has always been a higher percentage of veterans in Congress than in society as a whole, but not today.
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"Whatever our political persuasions, we all are patriots. We must rally around the flag to protect it from being stolen from us."
--Robert T. Flint, USN, 1954-1958
"If we have to go to war against Iraq because they are lying about their weapon systems, then we have to go to war against most countries, including the United States.
--Phil Hartman, USMC, 1966-1968
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Support the Troops, Oppose the Policy
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Honoring Our Veterans
By Capitol Hill Blue
On this day we honor both our veterans and the possibility, no matter how remote, that their service might one day lead to a world without war.
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Veterans Want People To Remember
By Lori Wolfe
American soldiers continue to serve in wars overseas, but the average citizen gives their sacrifices little thought, says Ed Ashley, a veteran of one of those wars.
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Veterans Against Iraq War is a coalition of American veterans who support our troops but oppose war with Iraq or any other nation that does not pose a clear and present danger to our people and nation.
Until and unless the current U.S. Administration provides evidence which clearly demonstrates that Iraq or any other nation poses a clear, direct and immediate danger to our country, we oppose all of this Administration's pre-emptive and unilateral military activities in Iraq. Furthermore, we cannot support any war that is initiated without a formal Declaration of War by Congress, as our Constitution requires.
Although we detested the dictatorial policies of Saddam Hussein and sympathized with the tragic plight of the Iraqi people, we opposed unilateral and pre-emptive U.S. military intervention on the grounds that it established a dangerous precedent in the conduct of international affairs, that it could easily lead to an increase of violent regional instability and the spread of much wider conflicts, that it places needless and unacceptable financial burdens on the American people, that it diverts us from addressing critical domestic priorities, and that it distracts us from our goals of tracking down and destroying international terrorists and their lairs.
Furthermore, we do not believe that the American military can or should be used as the police force of the world by any administration, Republican or Democrat. Consequently, we believe that the lives and well being of our nation's soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines should not be squandered or sacrificed for causes other than in the direct defense of our people and nation.
Finally, we believe that a doctrine of pre-emptive and unilateral U.S. military attack on Iraq or any other nation is illegal, unnecessary, counter-productive and presents a truly dire and distressing threat to our vital international interests and basic national security. As military veterans, we have a unique understanding of war and know the many hidden truths that lie behind war's easy theories and promises, as well as behind the tragic consequences that even, "victory" brings. We therefore call on all like-minded veterans and family members to endorse this statement and support us in our efforts to help avert, mitigate or stop a national tragedy and an international calamity.
We ask that you support our troops, by demanding that they be brought home from Iraq immediately. We ask that you support our nation's vital interests, by demanding that our troops should never be placed in harm's way except to meet and defeat any direct and immediate threat to our people. |
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VETERANS, to Endorse Veterans Against Iraq War CLICK HERE!
FAMILY MEMBERS, to Endorse Veterans Against Iraq War CLICK HERE!
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"...And in those cases, parents or spouses (and the press) are still often misled or lied to for days or weeks or months before the truth of how they died comes out -- in the local media."
By Greg Mitchell
Editor & Publisher. November 18, 2008
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"Army machine gunner Colby Buzzell posted unfiltered blog entries from Iraq about his combat experiences."
By CNN
November 13, 2008
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"One of Britain's most authoritative judicial figures last night delivered a blistering attack on the invasion of Iraq, describing it as a serious violation of international law..."
By Guardian
November 18, 2008
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"American soldiers continue to serve in wars overseas, but the average citizen gives their sacrifices little thought, says Ed Ashley, a veteran of one of those wars."
By Lori Wolfe
The Herald-Dispatch, November 11, 2008
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"On this day we honor both our veterans and the possibility, no matter how remote, that their service might one day lead to a world without war."
By Capitol Hill Blue
November 11, 2008
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"A visit to a family that paid the ultimate price for the Bush war machine reveals the sacrifice we rarely see."
By Robert W. Barker
TPJ Magazine, October 22, 2008
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"There is little conclusive data, but informal surveys show growing numbers willing to switch to the Democratic side."
By Tina Susman and Peter Spiegel
Los Angeles Times, November 6, 2008
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"During the presidential primaries earlier this year, Sen. Obama's campaign provided answers to a series of questions asked of all the candidates. See the responses here."
By Leo Shane III
Stars and Stripes, August 11, 2008
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"U.S. troops and family members around the world woke up Wednesday with a new president, after Sen. Barack Obama defeated Sen. John McCain in a historic contest."
By Lisa Novak / S&S
Stars and Stripes European edition, November 6, 2008
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"A senior Iraqi official on Thursday explicitly backed U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's plans to withdraw combat troops from the country by mid-2010, Baghdad's clearest endorsement yet of Obama's exit strategy."
By Peter Graff and Mariam Karouny
Reuters, November 8, 2008
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