The USA needs to stop killing people. The Geneva Accords are enforceable now.

It is never too soon for peace demonstrations.

There is a lot going on most Americans don't even know about and then wonder, "How did we get here?"

What was Bush's favorite expression???....Oh, yeah, "Stay the course."

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Sarah Lazare, staff writer

Hundreds march against Philippine government's cooperation with US bid for heavier military presence (click here)

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Philippine capital on Tuesday to demand U.S. troops leave their country, just days after Philippine President Noynoy Aquino announced he is "close" to a deal that would open the Philippines to an expanded U.S. military presence.

“Aquino is desperately trying to outdo previous Philippine presidents when it comes to puppetry to the US," said Elmer “Bong” Labog, spokesperson for labor organization Kilusang Mayo Uno (May First Movement), which organized the demonstration.

Riot police clashed with approximately 300 demonstrators, who carried signs and banners that read "Obama Not Welcome" and "US Troops Out Now," near the U.S. embassy in Manila. At one point police attacked the crowd with truncheons, but no one was seriously injured, the Associated Press reports....

Iraq was an illegal war. There is absolutely no moral content in continuing to fight a war that has killed at least tens of thousands of Iraqi citizens. There is no basis for it. This is a civil war and it is not up to us to choose the winners. There are major nations in the region to assist.

The USA can provide humanitarian assistance to Jordan and any other nation seeking to stabilize this disaster of a post war strategy, but, armaments and war personnel are out of the question.

McCain sent arms into Syria to support the rebels. He did so without even knowing whom he was dealing with. Men with guns were the problem and now they are men with guns in Iraq looting military equipment from any town they roll into. 

If McCain wants to play war general he can go to any Walmart and purchase as many military style guns and plenty of ammunition he wants. No shame in being a mercenary. He might find it more satisfying than running for president again.

Young Arab men throughout the region have just heard President Obama escalate the presence of the USA into Iraq. As he spoke the young Arab men were gathering themselves to fight Americans. Those 300 advisers are there to spy and assess the battle field. They are not about advising at all. They have no soldiers on the battlefield to advise.

Has anyone heard from Senator Rand Paul lately? On FOX? Anywhere? I didn't think so.

2014 might be a good year for Libertarians. They have the nation's gun attitude and it's peace attitude. November might be interesting.