[Peace-discuss] president's speech on afghanistan - emergency response...

[C. G. Estabrook]

A good idea -- but what do we do if the administration chooses one of the "four 
options" (from its present propaganda blitz) that would say McChrystal won't get 
his 40,000 troops but only, say 10,000 -- and maybe only trainers?  Would we be 
seen as applauding presidential restraint?

Tim Johnson seems to be committed to a demand for withdrawal, and I would 
presume would continue to be so, regardless of what Obama does, short of 
withdrawal.  That would seem to me to be the basis on which to organize a rally.


Robert Naiman wrote:
> press speculation would suggest better than even odds that sometime in
> November, the President will give a speech announcing that he intends
> to send tens of thousands of more troops to Afghanistan in 2010.
> 
> I propose to spread around in advance the idea that there will be
> a demonstration at the Vets Memorial in Urbana at 5pm the day of the
> president's speech.
> 
> the idea of 5pm the day of the speech is to try to get into the
> president's news cycle. so that when people are watching the local tv
> news, the first thing they see is the president's announcement and the
> second thing they see is the local reaction: "but local protesters say
> that escalation is not the answer."
> 
> I furthermore propose that we invite Tim Johnson to speak. he's
> rock-solid on this. now that's man bites dog.
> 
> 
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> Robert Naiman
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