Some people still say that the 2 million people who marched against the invassion of Iraq in February 2003 did not make a diference. The same people aslo say that marching again on the 24th of February this year will not make a diference. This is a ridiculous idea. i will explain why!
If people in every major world capitol city had not protested against the Wars on Afghanistan and Iraq then France may have gone along with the US plans, pro War Prime Ministers Belesconi in Italy and Asnar in Spain would still be in power and supporting the war with troops, Greece would have sent troops and countless others would have been more complicite or stayed involved with the 'coalition of the willing' for longer.
Iraq would have been bombed twice as much as it has been - 100,000 people died in the first two weeks of 1990 air strikes partly because there was no mass mobilisation of anti war activists in the US and UK. Iran and Siria, Lebanon and Palestine would be under US led occupations by now. Not for the good of working people but to extend multi the nationals profit base and extract oil to make profit for people who are already far to rich. Its possible that Somalia, Nigeria and Sudan would be under the same fate.
With more military support from 'Pro US' Governments the US would not be tied up in Iraq. Instead they may well have re-engaged in South America. Venezuala, Nicuagua, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile may have experienced interventions by now with the aim of countering growing rejection of US dominated economics.
Of course we may well still see an atempt to carry out much of this! What some people don't realise, until the bastard come directly for them, is how much resistance ordinary people are putting up around the world on a day to day basis.
Not all of this comes in the form of mass anti war demonstrations, much if not much more of it happens in workplaces or colleges in the shape of strikes and other industrial action and is far more effective and does have the potential to actually Stop the War. However the mass mobilisations builds confidence and support for the industrial struggle, it provide a clear political focus for a broad range of people.
We must continue to organise in the workplace and on the streets. Join Us.
Demonstrate on the 24th of Febuary 2006.
For coaches from Cambridge visit www.stopwar.org.uk/cambridge
For other transport visit www.stopwar.org.uk
If people in every major world capitol city had not protested against the Wars on Afghanistan and Iraq then France may have gone along with the US plans, pro War Prime Ministers Belesconi in Italy and Asnar in Spain would still be in power and supporting the war with troops, Greece would have sent troops and countless others would have been more complicite or stayed involved with the 'coalition of the willing' for longer.
Iraq would have been bombed twice as much as it has been - 100,000 people died in the first two weeks of 1990 air strikes partly because there was no mass mobilisation of anti war activists in the US and UK. Iran and Siria, Lebanon and Palestine would be under US led occupations by now. Not for the good of working people but to extend multi the nationals profit base and extract oil to make profit for people who are already far to rich. Its possible that Somalia, Nigeria and Sudan would be under the same fate.
With more military support from 'Pro US' Governments the US would not be tied up in Iraq. Instead they may well have re-engaged in South America. Venezuala, Nicuagua, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile may have experienced interventions by now with the aim of countering growing rejection of US dominated economics.
Of course we may well still see an atempt to carry out much of this! What some people don't realise, until the bastard come directly for them, is how much resistance ordinary people are putting up around the world on a day to day basis.
Not all of this comes in the form of mass anti war demonstrations, much if not much more of it happens in workplaces or colleges in the shape of strikes and other industrial action and is far more effective and does have the potential to actually Stop the War. However the mass mobilisations builds confidence and support for the industrial struggle, it provide a clear political focus for a broad range of people.
We must continue to organise in the workplace and on the streets. Join Us.
Demonstrate on the 24th of Febuary 2006.
For coaches from Cambridge visit www.stopwar.org.uk/cambridge
For other transport visit www.stopwar.org.uk
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