[Peace-discuss] Johnson

[Jen Tayabji]

Carl, Bob, et al:

Thank you for your question!

IDF is participating in the summer campaign of Americans Against the
Escalation in Iraq. We are not leading or organizing this campaign, but
helping with the local efforts.

As I understand it, the goal of this campaign is to specifically target
certain districts where congress-people have voted for using more troops,
etc. This campaign specifically is calling to end any future legislation for
escalation and to bring the troops home.

As for IDF, this is one aspect of the anti-war work and approaches we are
taking.

Speaking personally, I agree that Bob's listed approaches should be part of
a comprehensive, multi-tactical plan to end the war.

As I understand it, this press conference, which is kicking off the summer
campaign, is more narrowly focused on the **issue of recent escalation of
troops, preventing future escalation, and bringing the troops home safely
and responsibly.**

Americans Against the Escalation in Iraq has a fairly detailed website at:
http://www.noiraqescalation.org

In solidarity,
Jen

On 7/4/07 12:41 AM, "illyes at uiuc.edu" <illyes at uiuc.edu> wrote:

> Carl and I have some pretty serious idological differences, Jen, as I suspect
> you know, but I agree with him that there are only two ways to stop this
> madness of how many people dead? Is it a thousand a day? No one knows, but
> quessing is not hard. The ways to stop this are
> 
> 1) A serious threat of impeachment
> 2) A cutoff of funds.
> 
> Nothing else will work with these smug guys who, as Zinn points out, do not
> have the same interests as the people.  What is your plan?
> 
> Bob
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