Peace Pledge

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Trina Zahller
Outreach Coordinator
VotersForPeace
Tel: 301.270.2355
Trina@VotersForPeace.org

Have you signed the Voters' Pledge for peace? "I will not vote for or support any candidate for Congress or President who does not make a speedy end to the war in Iraq, and preventing any future war of aggression, a public position in his or her campaign."

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Michael,

  Hmm, technically speaking *I* could sign this pledge in fairly good conscience if running for Congress! After all, I definitely favor a speedy end to the war in Iraq, and am just as firmly committed to preventing future "war(s) of aggression." (I say in "fairly" good conscience only because I realize the possibility of my words being misinterpreted would be strong, even though I would of course publicly explain my reasoning if I signed.) Could it be that the "Voters Pledge for peace" does not really say what you would like it to say?

Love & liberty,
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And that's why the pledge is meaningless.

- Steve

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Derek,

There's much aggression from many quarters in Iraq, including from the US military.

Best, Michael

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Michael:

Can you give me an example of a war that you feel is not a "war of
aggression". If you cannot, then the term is redundant and exists
only to stir up emotions.

Derek,

There's much aggression from many quarters in Iraq, including from

the US military.

Best, Michael

From: Derek Jensen
To: lpsf-discuss@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: [lpsf-discuss] Peace Pledge

Michael:

This pledge is flawed, as it implies the Iraq War is a war of

aggression.

-Derek

  Trina Zahller
  Outreach Coordinator
  VotersForPeace
  Tel: 301.270.2355
  Trina@...

  Have you signed the Voters' Pledge for peace? "I will not vote

for or support any candidate for Congress or President who does not
make a speedy end to the war in Iraq, and preventing any future war
of aggression, a public position in his or her campaign."

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Dear Derek,

Self defense?

Marcy

--- In lpsf-discuss@yahoogroups.com, "Derek Jensen" <derekj72@...>
wrote:

Michael:

Can you give me an example of a war that you feel is not a "war of
aggression". If you cannot, then the term is redundant and exists
only to stir up emotions.

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> Derek,
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> There's much aggression from many quarters in Iraq, including

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