Mystical Politics Paparazi: Appeal For Redress

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Appeal For Redress

Military Speaks Out Against Iraq War

I posted about the Appeal fo Redress on Anti War Politics several weeks ago. It seems they have been very successful in their efforts. Moreso than anyone expected I would think. It shows that people who love their country and volunteer to serve, do so with the intentions of following competent and morally profound leadership and objectives. In the case of Bush's War of Terror and his preemptive war of aggression in Iraq, neither fit the bill. The Appeal For Redress will be presented to the Congressional members next week. I will continue to follow this... - fc

About Face: Soldiers Call for Iraq Withdrawal

After appearing only seven weeks ago on the Internet, the Appeal for Redress, brainchild of 29-year-old Navy seaman Jonathan Hutto, has already been signed by nearly 1,000 US soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen, including dozens of officers--most of whom are on active duty. Not since 1969, when some 1,300 active-duty military personnel signed an open letter in the New York Times opposing the war in Vietnam, has there been such a dramatic barometer of rising military dissent.

Interviews with two dozen signers of the Appeal reveal a mix of motives for opposing the war: ideological, practical, strategic and moral. But all those interviewed agree that it is time to start withdrawing the troops. Coming from an all-volunteer military, the Appeal was called "unprecedented" by Eugene Fidell, president of the National Institute of Military Justice.

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