What does the peace movement need to do and to demand?
Peace activists face a huge challenge of expanding our work to challenge the possibility of a new war in Iran, without abandoning the on-going work to stop the war in Iraq (to end the entire war and occupation, not only stop the current surge). The peace movement must challenge both escalations now underway in Bushs war: the so-called surge in Iraq, and the geographic expansion to Iran. No military attack on Iran even if Iran sent some weapons into Iraq, or some day in the future decided to build a nuclear weapon, that does not justify a military attack. We should demand a Congressional Boland Amendment for Iran to preempt any funding for any attack on Iran. None of the current resolutions provide an absolute prohibition, but any of them could emerge as more politically powerful than their actual language requires. There must be diplomatic, not military engagement with Iran. Iran is not a threat to the U.S., so any attack would represent a preventive war, illegal in international law.
