[Peace-discussion] Iraq War Will Worsen--Take Two
Joni LeViness
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Thank you Michelle i will post in my circles.
Good writing and good sources!
Peace,
joni
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Subject: [Peace-discussion] Iraq War Will Worsen--Take Two
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Iraq
<http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/2007/01/iraq-war-will-worsen-take-two.html
> War Will Worsen--Take Two
The day after US national elections last November, I wrote a post entitled
"Iraq <http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/2006/11/iraq-war-will-worsen.html>
War Will Worsen." Here's part of what I said:
... The Dems now have the power of the purse (US
<http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articlei.html> Const.
Art. I, Sec. 7) and could force a US withdrawal but I expect US troop levels
to increase in Iraq in the next two years and more Iraqis and Americans to
die.
Here's why: Both parties are in the grips of the arms industry and the
Israel <http://electronicintifada.net/v2/israellobbywatch.shtml> Lobby. If
anything, the Democrats are even more pro-Israel--albeit only slightly
(think about the difference between 97% and 99%). Furthermore, when the new
Congress is seated we will be less than two years away from the 2008
presidential election. ...
Tonight, George
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070110-7.html> Bush made
it official that he has already "... committed more than 20,000 additional
<http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/2006/11/impending-us-troop-buildup-in-iraq
.html> American troops to Iraq." Moreover, in a move that so far has
generated little attention, Bush stated that previously there have been "too
many restrictions on the troops we did have." What exactly this means is
unclear but, apparently, Bush is going to relax the rules of engagement for
US troops in Iraq <http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=36098> . It seems
that, in part, Bush is referring to where US troops are deployed in Iraq. He
said:
... In earlier operations, political and sectarian interference prevented
Iraqi and American forces from going into neighborhoods that are home to
those fueling the sectarian violence. This time, Iraqi and American forces
will have a green light to enter those neighborhoods -- and Prime Minister
Maliki has pledged that political or sectarian interference will not be
tolerated.
All of this means more Iraqis and Americans will suffer and die in an
illegal, undeclared war waged on false pretenses primarily for the benefit
<http://www.leftcurve.org/LC28WebPages/WarForIsrael.html> of Israel. The
Democratic 'opposition' to the war is mostly smoke and mirrors although
there are probably a handful of Democrats (and Republicans) who truly want
to end the war.
Even before Bush announced the troop increases, the Democratic leadership
was already making it clear that their party would not support using
Congressional
<http://www.acsblog.org/separation-of-powers-guest-blogger-the-congress-as-s
urge-protector.html> power to end the war. Presidential
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/19/AR200506190
0693.html> aspirant and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Joe Biden
<http://biden.senate.gov/> falsely bleated
<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2777463&page=2> : "As a
practical matter, there's no way to say, 'Mr. President, stop' ... You can't
go in and, like a tinker toy, and play around and say, 'You can't spend the
money on this piece and this piece.' CNN
<http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/08/democrats.iraq.funding/>
reports: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, told reporters at a
Capitol news conference Monday, 'Democrats will not cut off funding for our
troops.' "
CNN also
<http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/08/democrats.iraq.funding/>
reports:
Regardless of what Democratic leaders decide about funding, Sen. Joe
<http://www.mediamonitors.net/williamhughes1.html> Lieberman, a Connecticut
independent who organizes with the Democrats, predicted most Democrats won't
support cutting off funds for the troop increase.
Lieberman held a news conference with Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-South Carolina,
to release a letter they sent Bush urging him to send additional troops to
Iraq.
The "hawkishly
<http://www.forward.com/articles/the-jewishness-of-joseph-lieberman/>
pro-Israel" Lieberman, Chair of the Senate's Homeland Security Committee,
was singled out by Bush in his speech: "Acting on the good advice of Senator
Joe Lieberman and other key members of Congress, we will form a new,
bipartisan working group that will help us come together across party lines
to win the war on terror." This will undoubtedly include pressuring or
attacking Iran
<http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/2007/01/ritter-israel-lobby-behind-hostili
ties.html> and Syria <http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1219-04.htm>
, which not coincidentally is Israeli policy, too. Bush set the stage in his
address:
Succeeding in Iraq also requires defending its territorial integrity and
stabilizing the region in the face of extremist challenges. This begins with
addressing Iran and Syria
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061226/wl_mideast_afp/syriapoliticsussenator>
. These two regimes are allowing terrorists and insurgents to use their
territory to move in and out of Iraq. Iran is providing material support for
attacks on American troops. We will disrupt the attacks on our forces. We'll
interrupt the flow of support from Iran and Syria. And we will seek out and
destroy the networks providing advanced weaponry and training to our enemies
in Iraq.
One of these days, I hope, the peace movement will wake up to the fact that
Zionists are driving US Middle East policy and, for starters, throw the
Zionists out of <http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/> the peace movement.
Then, we will finally be able to begin truly working for peace. We can start
with the Zionist
<http://www.forward.com/articles/orderly-protest-lacks-anti-israel-vitriol/>
shill Leslie Cagan, National Coordinator of United for Peace and Justice
<http://www.unitedforpeace.org/> . Cagan has, more than once, teamed up with
Darfur deceiver <http://ww4report.com/node/2582> Ruth Messinger, president
and executive director of the American Jewish World Service, to make sure
the American anti-war movement does not see the links between the Iraq war
and American Zionist <http://ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=17760> support
for Israel.
See also:
* The
<http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/2006/11/impending-us-troop-buildup-in-iraq
.html> Impending US Troop Buildup in Iraq
* The
<http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/2006/10/israel-lobby-and-us-war-against-ir
aq.html> Israel Lobby and the US War Against Iraq
* Four Ways To Stop the War <http://www.slate.com/id/2157392/> (Emily
Bazelon in Slate)
* "Out of Iraq, <http://www.counterpunch.org/leupp05022006.html> Into
Darfur?" (Gary Leupp in Counterpunch)
Labels: Bush <http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/search/label/Bush> ,
Democrats <http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/search/label/Democrats> , Iraq
<http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/search/label/Iraq> , Israel
<http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/search/label/Israel> , Syria
<http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/search/label/Syria> , War
<http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/search/label/War> , Zionism
<http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/search/label/Zionism>
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Const. Art. I, Sec. 7</A>) and could force a US withdrawal but I =
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Americans to die.<BR><BR>Here's why: Both parties are in the grips of =
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=
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Lobby</A>. If anything, the Democrats are even more pro-Israel--albeit =
only=20
slightly (think about the difference between 97% and 99%). =
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the new Congress is seated we will be less than two years away from =
the 2008=20
presidential election. ...</BLOCKQUOTE>Tonight, <A=20
href=3D"http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070110-7.html">=
George=20
Bush made it official</A> that he has already "... committed more than =
20,000 <A=20
href=3D"http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/2006/11/impending-us-troop-build=
up-in-iraq.html">additional=20
American troops to Iraq</A>." Moreover, in a move that so far has =
generated=20
little attention, Bush stated that previously there have been "too many=20
restrictions on the troops we did have." What exactly this means is =
unclear but,=20
apparently, Bush is going to relax the rules of engagement for <A=20
href=3D"http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=3D36098">US troops in =
Iraq</A>. It seems=20
that, in part, Bush is referring to where US troops are deployed in =
Iraq. He=20
said:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>... In earlier operations, political and sectarian =
interference=20
prevented Iraqi and American forces from going into neighborhoods that =
are=20
home to those fueling the sectarian violence. This time, Iraqi and =
American=20
forces will have a green light to enter those neighborhoods -- and =
Prime=20
Minister Maliki has pledged that political or sectarian interference =
will not=20
be tolerated.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>All of this means more Iraqis and =
Americans will=20
suffer and die in an illegal, undeclared war waged on false pretenses =
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-STYLE: italic">primarily</SPAN> <A=20
href=3D"http://www.leftcurve.org/LC28WebPages/WarForIsrael.html">for the =
benefit=20
of Israel</A>. The Democratic 'opposition' to the war is mostly smoke =
and=20
mirrors although there are probably a handful of Democrats (and =
Republicans) who=20
truly want to end the war.<BR><BR>Even before Bush announced the troop=20
increases, the Democratic leadership was already making it clear that =
their=20
party would not support using <A=20
href=3D"http://www.acsblog.org/separation-of-powers-guest-blogger-the-con=
gress-as-surge-protector.html">Congressional=20
power to end the war</A>. <A=20
href=3D"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/19/A=
R2005061900693.html">Presidential=20
aspirant</A> and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair <A=20
href=3D"http://biden.senate.gov/">Joe Biden</A> falsely <A=20
href=3D"http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3D2777463&page=3D=
2">bleated</A>:=20
"As a practical matter, there's no way to say, 'Mr. President, stop' ... =
You=20
can't go in and, like a tinker toy, and play around and say, 'You can't =
spend=20
the money on this piece and this piece.' <A=20
href=3D"http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/08/democrats.iraq.funding=
/">CNN=20
reports</A>: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, told reporters =
at a=20
Capitol news conference Monday, 'Democrats will not cut off funding for =
our=20
troops.' "<BR><BR>CNN also<A=20
href=3D"http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/08/democrats.iraq.funding=
/">=20
reports</A>:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE>Regardless of what Democratic leaders decide about funding, =
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.mediamonitors.net/williamhughes1.html">Sen. Joe=20
Lieberman</A>, a Connecticut independent who organizes with the =
Democrats,=20
predicted most Democrats won't support cutting off funds for the troop =
increase.<BR><BR>Lieberman held a news conference with Sen. Lindsay =
Graham,=20
R-South Carolina, to release a letter they sent Bush urging him to =
send=20
additional troops to Iraq.</BLOCKQUOTE>The "<A=20
href=3D"http://www.forward.com/articles/the-jewishness-of-joseph-lieberma=
n/">hawkishly=20
pro-Israel</A>" Lieberman, Chair of the Senate's Homeland Security =
Committee,=20
was singled out by Bush in his speech: "Acting on the good advice of =
Senator Joe=20
Lieberman and other key members of Congress, we will form a new, =
bipartisan=20
working group that will help us come together across party lines to win =
the war=20
on terror." This will undoubtedly include pressuring or attacking <A=20
href=3D"http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/2007/01/ritter-israel-lobby-behi=
nd-hostilities.html">Iran</A>=20
and <A =
href=3D"http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1219-04.htm">Syria</A>,=20
which not coincidentally is Israeli policy, too. Bush set the stage in =
his=20
address:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Succeeding in Iraq also requires defending its territorial=20
integrity and stabilizing the region in the face of extremist =
challenges. This=20
begins with addressing Iran and <A=20
=
href=3D"http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061226/wl_mideast_afp/syriapolitics=
ussenator">Syria</A>.=20
These two regimes are allowing terrorists and insurgents to use their=20
territory to move in and out of Iraq. Iran is providing material =
support for=20
attacks on American troops. We will disrupt the attacks on our forces. =
We'll=20
interrupt the flow of support from Iran and Syria. And we will seek =
out and=20
destroy the networks providing advanced weaponry and training to our =
enemies=20
in Iraq.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>One of these days, I hope, the peace movement =
will wake=20
up to the fact that Zionists are driving US Middle East policy and, for=20
starters, throw the <A =
href=3D"http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/">Zionists out of=20
the peace movement</A>. Then, we will finally be able to begin truly =
working for=20
peace. We can start with the <A=20
href=3D"http://www.forward.com/articles/orderly-protest-lacks-anti-israel=
-vitriol/">Zionist=20
shill Leslie Cagan</A>, National Coordinator of <A=20
href=3D"http://www.unitedforpeace.org/">United for Peace and =
Justice</A>. Cagan=20
has, more than once, teamed up with <A=20
href=3D"http://ww4report.com/node/2582">Darfur deceiver</A> Ruth =
Messinger,=20
president and executive director of the American Jewish World Service, =
to make=20
sure the American anti-war movement does not see the links between the =
<A=20
href=3D"http://ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=3D17760">Iraq war and =
American Zionist=20
support for Israel</A>.<BR><BR><SPAN style=3D"FONT-STYLE: italic">See=20
also</SPAN>:<BR>
<UL>
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/2006/11/impending-us-troop-build=
up-in-iraq.html">The=20
Impending US Troop Buildup in Iraq</A>=20
<LI><A=20
=
href=3D"http://vfpdissident.blogspot.com/2006/10/israel-lobby-and-us-war-=
against-iraq.html">The=20
Israel Lobby and the US War Against Iraq</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"http://www.slate.com/id/2157392/">Four Ways To Stop the =
War</A>=20
(Emily Bazelon in <SPAN style=3D"FONT-STYLE: italic">Slate</SPAN>)=20
<LI><A href=3D"http://www.counterpunch.org/leupp05022006.html">"Out of =
Iraq,=20
Into Darfur?"</A> (Gary Leupp in <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-STYLE: italic">Counterpunch</SPAN>)<BR></LI></UL>
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