Will We Fund the Evil We Deplore?( Do not stay silent and complacent to collateral murder.)

[Mari333]

"Let us not become the evil we deplore", warned Congress member Barbara Lee when she cast the lone vote against going to war in Afghanistan in September 2001. Well, it's time to look in the mirror--and it's not a pretty picture.

Just contemplate these two incidents, one that took place in Iraq in 2007 and has now gone viral on the internet, the other that took place in Gardaz, Afghanistan in February 2010.

Baghdad: U.S. aerial shooters chuckle as they let loose a torrent of bullets, killing over a dozen people, including two Reuters staff. Then they unleash another round on an Iraqi who--passing by in his van--tries to help the wounded. When the American soldiers discover they have hit two children in the van, they can be heard snorting, "It's their fault for bringing their kids into a battle."


These are all critical actions to engage in. But there is really only one way to stop the collateral murder by our military: stop the wars and bring our troops home. The Obama administration is now asking Congress for another $33 billion of our tax dollars for war. Enough is enough. These are wars we can't afford, we can't win, and we can't condone on moral grounds. Call your representatives--202-224-3121--and tell them "No more money for war." It's time we stop being and funding the evil we deplore.










http://www.huffingtonpost.com/medea-benjamin/will-we-fund-the-evil-we_b_528934.html

[cutlassmama]

1. It's a lovely thought. We shouldn't be at "war" at all, but calling will not

stop it. If the U.S. suddenly stopped using oil then something might get done, until then we'll continue to invade foreign countries for their oil supplies.

[Mari333]

2. I see that the 101st chickenhawk keyboard brigade is hurriedly unrec'ing

as they sit in their mom's basements playing world of warcraft.