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Emergency Protest vs. Afghanistan Escalation

As President Obama is expected to imminently announce another major US troop increase in Afghanistan, the Princeton-based Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) has made plans to protest that increase on the day after it’s announced.
 
The protest will take place from 4:30-5:30 PM the day after any US troop escalation is announced at Palmer Square in the center of Princeton. All opposing the escalation are encouraged to bring protest signs to hold in the early part of the protest, and candles to hold as the event will close with a Candlelight Vigil at approximately 5:15 as darkness falls.
 
“Our leaders are in grave danger of repeating the mistakes of Vietnam and committing more and more troops to fight in Afghanistan for a corrupt government with no end in sight.  As in Vietnam, public opinion is in front of the elected officials, as a significant majority of Americans now favor a military exit from Afghanistan. We must register our strong and immediate protest, so this escalation is reversed as quickly as possible.
 
Instead of committing $100 billion of our tax dollars to an unwinnable quagmire in Afghanistan, which is about the same as what health care reform would cost, we should fund health care so 45 million Americans with no health insurance can get coverage. Or, $100 billion would fund approximately 1 million college scholarships per year, which would do much more for our long-term security,” said the Rev. Robert Moore, CFPA Executive Director.
 
For further information, call the Coalition for Peace Action at (609) 924-5022 or visit their web site www.peacecoalition.org.