We
believe that the interests of America would best be served by focusing more
attention on our struggling economy and our rising unemployment rate, and
defending ourselves from unjust attacks to our own homeland like September
11th rather than committing those same unjust attacks on other nations.
This
is a message to all citizens of the world. In every nation all across
the globe.
No
matter what it may seem like to people around the world, the American
people are not at war with Iraq. Our government is. As I type this, our
government is attacking Iraq. The Iraqi people are waking up to the sound
of explosions as their city is being bombed. But we think it is important
for the world community to understand that we, the American people, are
not doing the bombing. A few men in our government are. The majority of
the people in America are not behind the invasion of this country. We
feel for the Iraqi people just as we would feel for ourselves if we were
being attacked by a bigger country.
In all honesty, we do not know what to do. We are confused by the constant
propaganda that we hear in our media about Sadam Hussein. We don't know
for sure if he is a threat or not. And that is what worries us all. One
minute we hear that they have nuclear weapons or biological weapons, and
then in the next minute we are told that it was not true, but something
fabricated by “unknown sources.” This is a very confusing
issue for us all. But most American people are united in that we do not
feel that going in to attack Iraq unilaterally and preemptively, without
the support and backing of the United Nations is right or just, and in
the long term could mean catastrophe for the world in general. We are
just as horrified by this as the rest of the world is. We have done everything
in our power as a democratic people to stop or postpone this invasion
but to no avail.
We have seen the largest worldwide protests in the history of humanity
to try to stop this attack against Iraq. Millions of people all over the
world have protested. It has been an amazing event worldwide. For this
those of us that have participated in these protests and marches should
be very proud as a people. it is one of the clearest examples of democracy
in action that the world has ever witnessed in our brief history here
on earth. We know this. And we appreciate all of your help. Here in America
we have had the largest protests in our short history as a nation to try
to stop this action. Many more than our protests against our Vietnam War.
Millions of us have marched in protest in every American city. Millions
of us had participated in candle light vigils for peace. Millions of us
have faxed, called, and emailed our White House and Congress incessantly
for six months. But again it has not seemed to help us or the world.
The voice of the American people has been heard all over the world and
it is obvious we hope to everyone that we are not in support of this unwarranted
and hasty attack. But our president does not seem to be listening. Most
of us want peace as much as any other people in any other country around
the world.
Our oldest congressmen Robert Byrd said today, the day we started bombing
Iraq, “Today I weep for my country.” The American people agree.
Many of us feel it is important to convey to the rest of the world that
we are not a hostile people although we may currently be governed by a
hostile group of a few men in our government. But these actions being
carried out are certainly not the will of the majority of Americans. We
hope the rest of the world will see this.
Our former president Jimmy Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient has also
spoken up against the attack quite adamantly. Many of our celebrities,
actors, and musicians have also spoken up as well. In fact millions of
Americans are speaking up but we are blatantly being ignored by our media.
Hundreds of thousands of are taking to the streets everyday but our media
is ignoring us, instead focusing most of it's attention on Bush’s
war. It is not the voice of the people you see on our American news.
"We'll win this, it's no contest, but the final outcome is not going
to be a good one for us in the international community," said the
Rev. Chet Guinn, a retired Methodist minister in Des Moines, Iowa.
The American people know this. We know how this is affecting us all over
the world. But we hope that the world community will understand that this
should not bear heavily upon the American people, but rather on our president
George W. Bush. This is his mistake. Not ours. We have tried everything
we know of to voice our disagreement with this invasion of Iraq.
Our media continues to bombard us with reports that at least fifty percent
of the American people are in support of this attack, but on the street,
on any street, in any workplace, in any home you go into, you do not hear
this. Rather, you hear a lot of people complaining that they don't know
what to do and they wish this madness would stop.
We are a peaceful people here in America. We want to live in peace with
the rest of the world and go to work everyday and enjoy our lives like
everyone else. We are very worried about the reputation we will get as
a people because of this one man’s unjust and illegal actions. We
are also very afraid that now his actions will bring more terrorist retaliation
attacks against us as a people like we experienced with September 11th.
We understand that the whole reason the UN was formed was to stop things
like this. It seems that our president is the only one here in America
that does not understand this. And we are all sorry for that.
There are many many websites here in America that are reporting on all
the peace protests going on everyday all over our great country. Since
our media is ignoring the majority of how we Americans feel, the Internet
is doing a good job at providing us all a forum to express ourselves and
to show us what is really going on. Thousands of us are being arrested
now for our protests. Please see all the websites and know that many millions
of us are taking to the streets and taking other actions to try to put
an end to this. Many people are being arrested but we will continue to
try to speak up and voice our opposition.
Thank you for your support all over the world. Thank you for reading.
Please keep us in your prayers as we go through this very difficult time
in our history.
Bush
Administration Countdown Clock
Countdown clock showing how much longer we must endure George W. Bush
and company in office and a very concise and tidy little wrap up of alternative
explanations as to why America invaded Iraq. The site is run by a Florida
voter who is also a Veteran of Desert Storm.
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We
would also like to say that we are in full support of our troops in Iraq.
And those of Britain. We understand that they are following orders and
risking their lives for what they believe is the safety and security of
our country. We wish them no harm and we want them to come home safe.
We feel the same way about the Iraqi people. We don't want anyone to die.
That is what we mean by peace. We also add that we respect those here
in America and all over the world who hold different beliefs about this
crisis. We honor their right to have their own opinions, no matter how
different they may be than our own and we will defend their right to uphold
these beliefs. Just as we have the right to hold our own. That is the
democratic way.
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gallery.
No
matter what it may seem like to people around the world, the American
people are not at war with Iraq. Our government is. As I type this, our
government is attacking Iraq. The Iraqi people are waking up to the sound
of explosions as their city is being bombed. But we think it is important
for the world community to understand that we, the American people, are
not doing the bombing. A few men in our government are. The majority of
the people in America are not behind the invasion of this country. We
feel for the Iraqi people just as we would feel for ourselves if we were
being attacked by a bigger country. 
Urge
President George Bush to take every step to protect innocent civilians,
and press him to refrain from the use of weapons that are inherently indiscriminate.
