[Peace-discuss] [Peace] From today's N-G

[John W.]

Well said, Carl.

This precise scenario is prophesied in the Bible, as I'm sure you know.

John Wason



On Sun, May 20, 2018 at 10:49 AM, C G Estabrook via Peace <
peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> Sunday Extra | War with Iran is a bad idea
> Sun, 05/20/2018 - 7:00am | The News-Gazette
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> *By C.G. ESTABROOK*
>
> Israel is pushing the U.S. to go to war with Iran. We shouldn't let it
> happen.
>
> Fifteen years ago, the U.S. government attacked Iraq and killed a million
> people — on the basis of lies that Iraq had dangerous "weapons of mass
> destruction."
>
> During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump talked of his opposition to
> the attack on Iraq:
>
> "Look at the war in Iraq and the mess that we're in. I would never have
> handled it that way. ... What was the purpose of this whole thing? Hundreds
> and hundreds of young people killed. And what about the people coming back
> with no arms and legs?
>
> Not to mention the other side. All those Iraqi kids who've been blown to
> pieces. And it turns out that all of the reasons for the war were blatantly
> wrong. All this for nothing!"
>
> A principal instigator of that shameful U.S. war against Iraq was the
> government of Israel, which wished to remove Iraq as a regional rival in
> the Middle East.
>
> Now Israel is trying to repeat that crime, urging the U.S. to attack and
> kill Iranians.
>
> The Iran nuclear deal guaranteed that Iran would not develop even one
> nuclear weapon. (The U.S. has thousands; Israel has at least 200.)
>
> But Trump is violating the agreement and withdrew from the deal. The
> Israeli government cheers, because they want the U.S. to attack Iran for
> their benefit.
>
> One commentator writes, "Trump cited Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's
> bogus speech from last week. Without doubt, this effort is coordinated.
> Will any Democrats call for an investigation of this Trump collusion with a
> foreign power (like 'Russiagate')?"
>
> In order to get its war on, Israel has attacked Iranian troops in Syria
> (who are there legally, unlike U.S. troops). An Israeli government adviser
> has all but admitted that killing Iranians in Syria is designed to provoke
> an open war with Iran.
>
> Meanwhile, Israeli snipers kill peaceful protesters in Gaza, including
> children and journalists.
>
> We should not allow the Trump administration to expand U.S. wars in the
> Mideast. The president and our congressional representatives should be
> urged to remember the lessons of Iraq and not attack Iran — among other
> things a more populous and better armed country, with powerful allies,
> notably Russia and China. War with Iran risks a much larger war — even a
> nuclear war.
>
> The largest anti-war demonstrations in history occurred around the world
> before the U.S. attacked Iraq. As Americans, we must do even more to
> prevent this new criminal war.
>
> If the U.S. and Israel attack Iran, there should be general work stoppages
> — strikes — and street demonstrations across the U.S.
>
> In the meantime, write the president and our congressional representatives
> — Rep. Rodney Davis, Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Sen. Dick Durbin.
>
> *C.G. Estabrook is a retired visiting professor at the University of
> Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He conducts the weekly hour of news
> commentary, "News from Neptune " on Urbana Public Television.*
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