Thursday * December 10 * 7:30PM
UMass Campus Center, Room 163
"In his prime-time speech on December 1, Obama followed through on a pledge to escalate the war in Afghanistan for a second time, announcing that he would send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops. When Obama took office, fewer than 50,000 U.S. soldiers were deployed to Afghanistan. He ordered an additional 21,000 troops there earlier this year. With the additional 30,000, he has doubled the U.S. presence." -- From Socialistworker.org
With unemployment topping 10% (nearly 20% if you include the underemployed and those who've given up looking for work), and state budget deficits leading to cuts in spending on essential services like health care and education, President Obama's escalation of the war in Afghanistan will pour an additional $30 billion per year into an unjust occupation.
As Afghan anti-war activist and outspoken supporter of women's rights Malalai Joya said:
"We want occupation forces out of Afghanistan as soon as possible. They must end this tragedy of the so-called war on terror, which is war on innocent civilians. In the last eight years, fewer than 2,000 Taliban have been killed, and more than 8,000 civilians by U.S. forces. The occupation forces are not protecting my people or women--they are doing more harm."
Bombs cannot bring democracy or liberation. It is now clear that both the Democrats and the Republicans are committed to the occupation of Afghanistan, no matter the cost, and that President Obama, despite campaign rhetoric about "hope" and "change," is committed to continuing the imperialist policies of the Bush administration.
Join us for a presentation on the roots of the US occupation of Afghanistan, why Obama is escalating the war, and what it will take to end it.
UMass Campus Center, Room 163
"In his prime-time speech on December 1, Obama followed through on a pledge to escalate the war in Afghanistan for a second time, announcing that he would send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops. When Obama took office, fewer than 50,000 U.S. soldiers were deployed to Afghanistan. He ordered an additional 21,000 troops there earlier this year. With the additional 30,000, he has doubled the U.S. presence." -- From Socialistworker.org
With unemployment topping 10% (nearly 20% if you include the underemployed and those who've given up looking for work), and state budget deficits leading to cuts in spending on essential services like health care and education, President Obama's escalation of the war in Afghanistan will pour an additional $30 billion per year into an unjust occupation.
As Afghan anti-war activist and outspoken supporter of women's rights Malalai Joya said:
"We want occupation forces out of Afghanistan as soon as possible. They must end this tragedy of the so-called war on terror, which is war on innocent civilians. In the last eight years, fewer than 2,000 Taliban have been killed, and more than 8,000 civilians by U.S. forces. The occupation forces are not protecting my people or women--they are doing more harm."
Bombs cannot bring democracy or liberation. It is now clear that both the Democrats and the Republicans are committed to the occupation of Afghanistan, no matter the cost, and that President Obama, despite campaign rhetoric about "hope" and "change," is committed to continuing the imperialist policies of the Bush administration.
Join us for a presentation on the roots of the US occupation of Afghanistan, why Obama is escalating the war, and what it will take to end it.
