Norman Solomon on War Made Easy - Lewisham Stop the War

[localhero101]

And if your answer is, well, we've been "at war" for so long, we need them. Maybe that's why we've been kept in a state of perpetual war for a hundred years. We will never grow up as a species until militaries are abolished from the face of the Earth. "One does not make wars less likely by formulating rules of warfare.... War cannot be humanized. It can only be abolished." ~ Albert Einstein

[localhero101]

I don't think so. There is not ONE compelling reason to keep our troops in ANY other country other than to meddle in their affairs. It's ridiculous to think that they can do something that some other military or, far better, civilian group. Once they are back, they can be scaled back and eventually eliminated except for the Coast Guard. Why do we have standing armies when it's clearly laid out in the Constitution and the founding fathers were unanimously against them?

[localhero101]

It's disgusting that we (the US) has soldiers in 130 countries. Get out of ALL of them! Abolish the military!

[focalx9]

I bit extreme no? I agree with the views that we HAVE to stop this empire expansion we are carrying out. But the entire point of bring troops back is to strengthen our country.

[HammerSickle]

People like Cheny, Bush, Blair or other politicians like them have no morals, no values, no principles, no religions, these words are just for the mass, for us.we are demanded to sacrify for truth and principles. but they sacrify every moral and principle for their INTERESTS. THEY HAVE ONLY INTERESTS, these are the INTERESTS what make the foe a friend and a friend a foe.

[mutualpea]

Norman Solomon is the most clear and compassionate critic of the U.S. media's role in making war possible, even inevitable. Thanks for posting this, group! I'll have to learn more about you.

[TamaraSwift]

congratulations to Lewisham Stop the War!