[Peace-discuss] New Democratic front

[Morton K. Brussel]

Seems like a good , if not novel, idea. With the U.S. economy now in  
recession or approaching it, this tactic may be highly effective in a  
campaign to slash the military budget and to get out of Iraq (fast  
and completely).   --mkb


On Feb 26, 2008, at 10:48 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:

> ["MoveOn, the Center for American Progress Action Fund, US Action,  
> SEIU, VoteVets, and Americans United for Change" -- recognize this  
> gang? Yes, it's "American Against Escalation in Iraq," with "New- 
> and-Improved!" on the box-top, but with the same crunchy goodness  
> (the crinkly sound of money from the Dem party financers).  Like  
> AAEI, instead of ending the war, they want to use it to promote the  
> Dem party's fortunes. I think we'd prefer principled opposition to  
> the war, since they're likely to become supporters of a new  
> president's war policy, if s/he's a Democrat. Distrustful as one  
> might be of such motives, we can hope that they might do some good,  
> for all their attempt to co-opt the anti-war movement.  --CGE]
>
>
> 	Anti-War Coalition Launches ‘Iraq/Recession’ Campaign,
> 	Tying Cost Of War To The Economy
>
> Today, a coalition of progressive groups — including MoveOn, the  
> Center for American Progress Action Fund, US Action, SEIU,  
> VoteVets, and Americans United for Change — announced a new “Iraq/ 
> Recession” campaign, a $15 million nationwide effort to end the war  
> and refocus our priorities here at home. The campaign will raise  
> awareness of the domestic costs that have been neglected due to  
> Bush and John McCain’s singular focus on Iraq.
>
> John and Elizabeth Edwards joined in a conference call this morning  
> to announce the campaign. “If the economy is your No. 1 issue when  
> you’re voting, the war is also your No. 1 issue because there is a  
> connection between the two,” Elizabeth Edwards said...
>
> VoteVets unveiled a new ad today as part of the campaign,  
> questioning McCain’s desire to stay in Iraq for a thousand years.  
> In the ad, Rose Forrest — an Iraq war veteran — asks: “How about a  
> thousand years of affordable health care? Or a thousand years of  
> keeping America safe? Can we afford that for my child, Senator  
> McCain? Or have you already promised to spend trillions of our  
> dollars… in Baghdad?”...
>
> A new poll of swing voters commissioned by US Action found that a  
> huge majority — 69 percent of them — support ending the war and  
> reinvesting in health care and new clean energy jobs. A recent AP  
> poll found that 68 percent of Americans believe pulling our troops  
> out of Iraq would help a great deal or somewhat in addressing our  
> faltering economy.
>
> http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/25/iraq-recession-campaign/
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