President Obama has turned another dangerous corner, escalating U.S. involvement in the civil war in Syria by announcing he will directly arm Syrian rebels. “This is very concerning to Veterans For Peace,” says VFP Board member Gerry Condon.
“Once again, our premature Nobel Peace Prize winner Barak Obama is choosing violence over peace negotiations. This is very bad news for the people of Syria, who are already dying in obscene numbers (93,000 at last count by the UN), and who are suffering from widespread war crimes on all sides of the conflict.
“This is also bad news for the entire Middle East, which is being dragged into what many see as a proxy war against Iran. What will come next?
“And the so-called “red line” of chemical weapons use? This fraudulent rationale for U.S. intervention has been telegraphed for several months now. If you buy it, you have not been paying attention.
“Is it time to protest in every way possible? Definitely.”
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