03/30/06 'yes' Vote Will Send Message To End Disastrous Iraq War
The Capital Times
Thursday, March 30, 2006
As it becomes increasingly clear that we were taken into a war we can't win, on false premises, most people wish we weren't in Iraq.
Knowing this, the argument has changed again. Now it's we can't "cut and run" or "we broke it, so we have to fix it." Those and similar comments have some appeal.
In fact, many of us who have been against this war from the beginning hope that the U.S. will try to find a way to involve other nations in repairing much of the damage and helping avoid chaos. This cannot and will not happen as long as we are still building bases and planning to use Iraq as a base to control Mideast oil.
Bringing a few troops home just before the election may fool Americans, but not the people of Iraq.
A "yes" vote on bringing the troops home now is the only way we in Madison can send a message to our government that we must reverse course and end this war. Even saying "as soon as possible," they will say "of course" but "it isn't possible."
The referendum gives us both an opportunity and a responsibility to tell our government we want to end this disastrous war.
A "yes" vote on bringing the troops home is our chance to influence the course of the war.
See you at the polls.
Dear Editor: War is the most important, far-reaching decision that a country makes, but the citizens rarely have a chance to register their opinion.