War/Peace

War/Peace

The dismal history of War proves War is evil, and only justifiable as the last possible resort. Democrats.com opposed George Bush's conquests of Afghanistan and Iraq, and we oppose their occupations under Barack Obama. We support serious negotiations among all parties to resolve the divisive issues in the Middle East, and we support global disarmament negotiations aimed at ending all Wars.

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  • Chat I Just Had With Homeland Security
    by davidswanson February 9, 2012 - 1:00pm
    After publishing this report I was contacted by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement).  The individual involved never returned my call.  Instead I heard from Brian Hale who said he had been with Director Morton at the event recently …more

  • The Election We Should Be Following
    by davidswanson February 8, 2012 - 1:13am
    For progressives and populists around the country who take an interest in Congressional races there are always a few good challengers we might hope to send to Washington.  Incumbents, we assume, can take care of themselves.  But in …more

  • Japanese Delegation Wants the U.S. Out of Okinawa
    by davidswanson January 24, 2012 - 12:15pm
    A 24-member delegation from Japan is in Washington, D.C., this week opposing the presence and new construction of U.S. military bases in Okinawa.  Participating are members of the Japanese House of Councilors, of the Okinawa Prefectural …more

  • How Newt Gingrich Saved the Military Industrial Complex
    by davidswanson January 21, 2012 - 9:37pm
    The idea of economic conversion, of retooling and retraining pieces of the military industrial complex to build what other wealthy nations have (infrastructure, energy, education, etc.) converged with the end of the Cold War two decades back. …more

  • War and Being and Nothingness
    by davidswanson January 21, 2012 - 1:22am
    The best book I've read in a very long time is a new one: "The End of War" by John Horgan. Its conclusions will be vigorously resisted by many and yet, in a certain light, considered perfectly obvious to some others. The central conclusion -- …more

  • Lucid Derangement
    by davidswanson January 20, 2012 - 8:21am
    One would think that if condemned to lose sanity it would be preferable not to be aware of what was happening.  On the contrary, as in lucid dreaming, there is something empowering and even comforting in lucid derangement, particularly …more

  • Pass the People's Budget
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    I urge you to support the People's Budget written by the Congressional Progressive Caucus. 1. Eliminates the Deficit by 2021 without devastating Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.The CPC budget targets the true drivers of deficits: the Bush …more

  • Not One Dime for Libya
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    The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost over $3 trillion, with no end in sight. And every single penny was charged to our uncontrolled national debt, even as Republicans endlessly denounced the immorality of that debt. At a time when tyrants …more

  • Stop the Foreign Takeover of America
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    Dear Representative, In January 2010, five Republicans on the Supreme Court gave foreign corporations a Constitutional right to buy Congress and our next President. If foreign corporations want to buy our elections publicly, they can simply create U …more