Canadian Peace Alliance: Call to Action on March 18
On the 3rd anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, March 18, 2006Troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan
Let the War Resisters Stay in Canada
The Canadian Peace Alliance is calling on its member groups, individuals and supporters to mobilize for a pan-Canadian day of action against the wars of occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan and in support of US military war resisters on Saturday, March 18, 2006.
March 18 is the third anniversary of the illegal invasion of Iraq and once again people all over the world will be marching to end the occupation. The pretexts used to justify the war in Iraq have been proven false, only to be replaced by new lies from the occupiers that they are bringing democracy, freedom and security to people in Iraq. Nothing could be further from the truth. Reconstruction in Iraq is at a standstill and the continued presence of the US/UK forces is creating more violence each day. Most people in Iraq see the US as unwanted occupiers of their country. A poll conducted by the British military and released to the Sunday Telegraph reveals only 1% of Iraqis think that the foreign occupiers are bringing security to Iraq and more than 82% are strongly opposed to the presence of outside forces.
In Canada hundreds of thousands marched to demand that we not get officially involved in the Iraq quagmire yet the Government of Canada continues to support the US agenda in Afghanistan. More than 1500 of our soldiers are being sent there to become embroiled in an increasingly hostile and unwinnable war. Government officials even admit the futility of the operation. Canadian Major General Andrew Lesley recently stated that "Every time you kill an angry young man overseas, you're creating 15 more who will come after you", therefore Canada should be prepared "for 20 years of war". Our soldiers are being sent to a violent war that is getting worse by the day with no end in sight.
The Government of Canada has increased its support for the US administration by issuing an International Policy Statement (IPS) that outlines a role for Canada as henchman to US hawks. The IPS states, "Today's front lines stretch from the streets of Kabul to the rail lines of Madrid to our own Canadian cities. The Government has made a commitment to respond to potential threats to Canadian security before they reach our shores." This is the same logic used by the Bush administration to justify preventive war.
All the while, US soldiers who choose to exercise their right and obligation under international law not to participate in the illegal war in Iraq, are seeking to remain in this country. Canadians opposed the war against Iraq, and now demand that war resisters from the US military be allowed to stay in Canada.
End the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan! Let the war resisters stay. Demonstrate March 18th.
The Canadian Peace Alliance is Canada’s largest peace network with more than 140 member groups representing 4 million people.
www.acp-cpa.ca * cpa@web.ca * 416-588-5555
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