[Peace-discuss] floodgates are open on Afghanistan withdrawal

[Corey Mattson]

I'm not sure what these developments mean exactly, in terms of what will
happen, but I took all of it as good news. This is an opening we should
definitely exploit. The NPR affiliate here, WGLT, is interviewing our BloNo
peace group tomorrow in conjunction with our monthly anti-war rally, and
while this might be small potatoes, we've been ignored by every single media
outlet in town for years now (except for the student media at ISU, perhaps).
It seems like those calling for withdrawal are getting some attention, to
which leaders are being forced to respond.
--- Corey


On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Morton K. Brussel <brussel at illinois.edu>wrote:

> Rose colored glasses? It's good to see Lugar and Durbin calling for
> withdrawal, but they don't count for much in D.C..
> I would take anything coming from the WP with a large grain of salt.
> We shall see what the U.S. demands for any withdrawal of (some) forces from
> Afghanistan. How about the bases?
> We are now there for geopolitical reasons, not for Al Queda, etc. etc. etc.
> Only if the powers see obvious defeat (never to be openly admitted) will
> withdrawal be likely, or if the business/corporate world turns against our
> policies.
>
> We have a ugly, murderous, and corrupt, hypocritical government, not to
> speak of its supporters.
>
> --mkb
>
> On May 4, 2011, at 1:47 PM, Robert Naiman wrote:
>
> > With bin Laden’s death, U.S. sees a chance to hasten the end of the
> Afghan war
> >
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/with_bin_ladens_death_us_sees_a_chance_to_hasten_the_end_of_the_afghan_war/2011/05/03/AF3TlNjF_story.html
> >
> > Senator Dick Durbin Questions Sending 'One More' Soldier to Die in
> Afghanistan
> >
> http://www.thenation.com/blog/160377/senator-dick-durbin-questions-sending-one-more-soldier-die-afghanistan
> >
> > Lugar Says Obama Lacks Vision of Success in Afghanistan
> > Strategic Value of Long-Term Engagement and Cost No Longer Justified
> > http://lugar.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=332665&
> >
> > Lee, Leading House Progressives Pen Letter to President Obama Calling
> > for Shift to Withdrawal in Afghanistan Following Bin Laden's Death
> >
> http://lee.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=57&sectiontree=35,57&itemid=2349
> >
> >
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