A communication from Michael Munk in Portland, Oregon:
Biden continues Trump’s aggressions in the Middle East
Dan Handleman, who leads the Portland Peace and Justice Works, points out that the new Biden regime has already bought into Trump’s aggressive military policy in the middle east. To wit:
(1) Biden became the 6th US president to bomb Iraq when he ordered US warplanes to strike Islamic State militants near Kirkuk. Details at:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/
(2) Biden sent two B-52 nuclear bombers over the Persian Gulf in an aerial version of gunboat diplomacy against Iran . Details at https://www.centcom.mil/
(3) Biden sent three US Navy ships into the Black sea in the original version of gunboat diplomacy against Russia. Details at
https://www.stripes.com/news/
Dan leads downtown marches for peace and justice every Friday. Details at pjw-list@pjw.info
The Peace Movement didn’t even make a ripple under Trump during the mid-terms. It’s populated by elderly left-overs from the ’60’s, entirely White (except for some leadership), whose “actions” are usually limited by physical limitations (with some Christian exceptions). Nothing like the impact of this Summer’s BLM constant nation-wide actions which actually changed the nation”s discourse & elections. Pity the victims of US imperialism whom we have miserably failed…