[Peace] Re: [sf-core] Thursday: Champaign-Urbana report release on Cost of Iraq War

Wed Aug 15 16:23:55 CDT 2007

It's certainly worthwhile to organize opposition to the war, but is this 
the best argument to use?  Are people really going to change their minds 
about the war because it's costing too much?

More importantly, if the war is just, then the US (which can afford it) 
should be paying the price to wage it.  But if it's not, then we 
shouldn't be paying for at all.

I don't think the problem is that the US is caught in an "unwinnable 
civil war."  It's that we committed a great crime by launching the war 
(the same crime for which the German leaders were hanged after WWII) and 
that we continue the crime by continuing the war.

The solution is not to urge our representatives to vote for a bill that 
continues funding the war while "forc[ing the president] to accept real 
timelines to bring our troops home quickly," even if such a thing is 
possible.  It's to demand that our represetnatives not vote for any 
funding for this war or for the larger policy of which it is a part.  --CGE

Robert Naiman wrote:
> Just Foreign Policy is co-sponsoring this event together with the 
> National Priorities Project.
> Please come and spread the word.
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> Dear MoveOn Member,
> 
> Did you know that we've already spent more than $456 BILLION on the war 
> so far?1 And that it's cost each American household more than $4,100?2 
> We've learned that when we remind voters of the costs of the Iraq 
> war--and all the important priorities that we can't afford because of 
> it--they're more likely to push Congress to end the war quickly.
> 
> So MoveOn members are holding a news conference on Thursday in Urbana to 
> release a new report on what the war has cost your area. They still need 
> a few more folks to come. Can you make it?
> 
> Host: Bob N.--fellow MoveOn member
> Where: King School, Fairview at Goodwin, Urbana
> When: Thursday, Aug 16 2007, 12:00 PM
> 
> Sign up here:
> http://political.moveon.org/event/reportrelease/39971 
> <http://political.moveon.org/event/reportrelease/39971>
> 
> At a news conference like this, it really helps to have a crowd of 5-10 
> people--so it's clear in the TV coverage that folks are really concerned 
> about the cost of the war. We still need a few more folks to come to the 
> event in Urbana (because it's during the day, it's a little harder for 
> some people to make it). If you're free, the MoveOn members organizing 
> this event could really use your help.
> 
> At the events, MoveOn members will hold a press conference for reporters 
> where we'll release the report, hear from speakers and take questions 
> from the media. Then, we'll deliver the report outlining what the war is 
> costing us to our representative's office so that Congress gets the 
> message: We want an end to this unwinnable civil war in Iraq and we want 
> it now.
> 
> In September, General Petraeus is going to issue his report on Iraq. 
> Congress will then decide whether they're going to give the president 
> another blank check for endless war or whether they'll force him to 
> accept real timelines to bring our troops home quickly.
> 
> So we're going all out this month to make sure Congress takes a stand 
> against this war and votes to bring our troops home in September.
> 
>     * First, we'll release these reports to remind Congress and the 
> media how outraged we are that we're dumping billions of dollars into a 
> religious civil war that just can't be won.
>     * Then, throughout the month, we'll work with our coalition partners 
> at Americans Against Escalation in Iraq to turn up the heat on pro-war 
> members of Congress in their home districts.
>     * We'll finish the month off strong right before Congress heads back 
> to D.C. On August 28th--National Take a Stand Day--we'll hold vigils 
> across the country.
> 
> These events are just the first step--and we want to start out with a 
> bang. Can you make it on Thursday?
> 
> Sign up here:
> http://political.moveon.org/event/reportrelease/39971 
> <http://political.moveon.org/event/reportrelease/39971>
> 
> Thanks for all you do.
> 
> --Nita, Matt, Anna, Natalie and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
>   Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
> 
> Sources:
> 
> 1. Local Costs of Iraq War National Priorities Project, August 2007
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2878&id=&t=4 
> <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2878&id=&t=4>
> 
> 2. Ibid
> 
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