UPDATE (J25) : It appears search engines are bringing people looking for information on Iraq Moratorium Day to this post. For more current and definite information about Iraq Moratorium Day, see my newer post or better yet, visit the official website of Iraq Moratorium Day and take the pledge to act on September 21!
UPDATE (M21): With the apparent decision of the Democrats to buckle to Bush on the Iraq supplemental funding bill, the need for the most inclusive and extensive antiwar mobilization possible is more evident than ever. Only we the people can stop the war.
<> According to syndicated columist Dale McFeatters:
In Washington, there’s a sense that whole issues of the war will come to a head in September…
The month was specifically referenced 15 times by Tony Snow and the White House reporters at the press secretary’s briefing last Thursday.
In September, members of Congress will be returning from their long August recess, when they will have heard an earful from constituents…September is the end of the federal fiscal year, and soon after that the Bush administration will have to submit another war-funding bill under vastly changed political circumstances.
Most importantly, in September the U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, is to submit a report on the progress of the war and the effectiveness of the Baghdad security plan…September is shaping up as the make-or-break month on the war for the Bush administration.
When official Washington talks about “timelines” and “benchmarks” in Iraq, it is almost always something being demanded of their client regime in Baghdad. Have they this time, perhaps inadvertantly, just set “timelines” and “benchmarks” for the domestic political debate on the Iraq War? Can the antiwar movement use statements made now to finally hold the Washington establishment’s feet to the fire? Is it time to begin organizing for a national Iraq War Moratorium Day in September?
September 2007, meet October, 1969?
