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Mystic Power
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 Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 12:24 pm Post subject: No More Pro-War Candidates, No More Wars of Choice |
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Gold Star Mother Urges Americans
to Sign the Voters http://www.votersforpeace.us/signUp.jsp?key=1134
Pledge
No More Pro-War Candidates, No More Wars of Choice
By Tia Steele
This Memorial Day let us remember all fallen troops by insisting that the
United States no longer engage in wars of aggression. In this election year,
the voters must make it abundantly clear to anyone running for office in the
United States that candidates will not have their votes, funding or
volunteer time if they do not insist on a rapid withdrawal from Iraq and
opposition to future wars of aggression.
Of the troops currently fighting in Iraq, a majority (72%) say that the U.S.
should get out of Iraq within a year. A majority of the U.S. public agrees.
Yet our elected officials - who are supposed to represent the people's views
- continue to vote for funding the war in Iraq and fail to speak out against
aggression against Iran. On this critical issue of war or no war there is a
huge disconnect between the voters and the people elected to represent them
and their views.
My stepson, Lance Corporal
<http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/dmbranning.htm> David Michael Branning,
was killed on November 12, 2004 in the assault on Fallujah. He was KIA when
he and his buddy were ordered to kick in the door of a private home in that
city. I imagine that in the last minutes of their lives, these two young men
must have known that there might be people in that dwelling - people who
were defending their home. These defenders fired on David and his fellow
Marine. David was shot in the throat and the bullet exited his head; he died
virtually instantly. His friend bled to death within minutes. David was 21
years old and the other young man was 20. I don't want other families to
suffer the loss and pain that my family, and others, are suffering. I don't
want other young men and women to suffer the fate of David and other Marines
and soldiers - too many lives have already been lost.
My mission since David's death is to do all that I can to stop the madness
that is sending more innocents to their unnecessary deaths. After David was
killed I quit my job to work fulltime in the peace movement. I have been
privileged to work on the "Eyes Wide Open" exhibit, which includes a pair of
combat boots representing each troop who has been killed, and civilian shoes
representing the Iraqi casualties in this war. I do everything I can to
honor David's life as well as his death, and contribute what I can to make
sure that the U.S. does not continue to perpetuate an aggressive military
strategy that puts more young people, and civilians in the countries we
attack, at risk. The greatest monument to David and the nearly 2,500 U. S.
troops who have been killed will be an anti-war movement that is well
organized enough and powerful enough to end this war and prevent future
unnecessary wars.
We have unacceptable reasons for staying the course in Iraq. We must
withdraw immediately. We owe it to our military people, to the people of
Iraq and the United States, and to our severely damaged reputation in the
world. We must retrieve and heal the soul of our country and elect only
those individuals who stand for peace.
I urge all those who oppose the military occupation of Iraq and do not want
to see future wars of choice to sign the "Voters Pledge" at
<http://www.votersforpeace.us/signUp.jsp?key=1134> www.VotersForPeace.US.
Thirty thousand people have already signed the pledge.
Voters For Peace is a project made up of many of the major organizations in
the anti-war movement - United for Peace and Justice, Peace Action, Gold
Star Families for Peace, Code Pink, Democracy Rising as well as groups with
broader agendas like the National Organization for Women, Progressive
Democrats of America, AfterDowningStreet.com, the American Conservative and
the Nation Magazine. The goal of this coalition is to build a base of
anti-war voters that cannot be ignored by anyone running for office in the
United States. We want millions of voters to sign the pledge and say no to
pro-war candidates.
You can help right now by visiting
<http://www.votersforpeace.us/signUp.jsp?key=1134> www.VotersForPeace.US and
immediately signing the Voters Pledge which states:
<http://www.votersforpeace.us/signUp.jsp?key=1134> "I will not vote for or
support any candidate for Congress or President who does not make a speedy
end to the war in Iraq, and preventing any future war of aggression, a
public position in his or her campaign."
And after you sign it, send it to everyone you know and urge them to do the
same. Together we can change the path of the United States - move us in a
new direction, away from unnecessary wars and toward a peaceful co-existence
that recognizes the precious value of every human life.
Tia Steele is member of Gold Star Families Speak Out (GSFSO), an
organization of family members of United States military killed in this war.
GSFSO is a chapter within Military Families Speak Out (MFSO), a 3,000-member
organization of military families opposed to the occupation of Iraq. Ms.
Steele works with the American Friends Service Committee in Baltimore, MD.
For more information visit www.mfso.org
<http://www.mfso.org/article.php?id=524> .
VotersForPeace
6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 240 - Takoma Park, MD 20912 - (301) 270-2355
Copyright 2006 VotersForPeace.US. All rights reserved.
http://www.votersforpeace.us/
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Torkel
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Just what the dr ordered...
if we may choose between candidates other than their corporate purchased marionettes.
power to the people 
Peace,
Torkel
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Brother Adam
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Good article, but I get the feeling it was written by someone who thinks our votes still count...that thinks our feelings matter.....I just can't see clear that any type of voting or choosing of candidates is going to work.
How bout this....if you have loved one's serving in the US military, make them quit......YESTERDAY. That will solve a ton of problems. College tuition for joining the army is no good if you're dead.
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