Oct. 17 antiwar actions set in 30 U.S. cities
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Antiwar mobilizations in some 30 cities across the country are set for Oct. 17. The October actions were initiated by the National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and Occupations at a broad national conference last July.
The demonstrations will mark the date of the onset of the U.S. wars against Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the 40th anniversary of the historic 1969 Moratorium, which saw millions across the country engage in massive actions and work stoppages to oppose the U.S. war against the Vietnamese people.
According to the National Assembly’s secretary, Jerry Gordon, more than 200 U.S. organizations and prominent individuals have endorsed the call for united Oct. 17 antiwar protests. National Assembly Oct. 17 Coordinator Alan Dale reports that the planned protests in several cities show promise of becoming sizable mobilizations—based on the renewed vigor and unity stemming from the now majority opposition to both the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
A Sept. 25 Op/Ed piece in the New York Times by Bob Herbert captures the ruling-class dilemma following the grim assessment of U.S. prospects in Afghanistan. A combination of the exposure of massive election fraud orchestrated by the U.S.-installed Hamid Karzai regime, the deepening of Afghan resistance to the U.S. occupation, and the resultant increase in U.S. troop fatalities has given the word “quagmire” new meaning.
Herbert writes: “The public has not been prepared for a renewed big-time, long-haul effort in Afghanistan. And if American casualties increase substantially, support for the war will diminish that much more. There is very little tolerance in the U.S. for the reality of war, which is
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Marc Rome / Socialist Action ... Oct. 17
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