I'm not a pacifist but am proud to come from a family including brave pacifists, and I am against war.
It is, of course, easy to be against war when you are in the majority
and can march a million
strong.
I remember also having been opposed
to a war which was popular and being in a tiny minority.
Today there is a drum beat for war in support
of US air strikes on Syria. Those of us who are against war need to stand firm
whether we are in a majority or a minority.
I agree with the Labour Leader
that the road to peace in Syria doesn’t run via US air strikes.
Indeed, if the answer is a US military intervention then it
is always certain that you asked the wrong question. The US and the UK do not
embark upon military action to protect human rights.
I also agree with the
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament that confrontation between the US and
Russia runs the risk of nuclear war.
Those (even within our own Party) who believe that the war crimes of the
Assad regime justify imperialist military intervention clearly cannot see
beyond their own moral indignation to the possible consequences of the missiles
they applaud.
There are also those
for whom the most important story these days is always about a division within
the Labour Party.
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It is of course nice to feel important, but it is just
possible that the prospect of confrontation between states armed with nuclear
weapons is bigger even than the ego of the Party’s Deputy Leader.
I am glad to be a member of a Party whose Leader does not follow the pack to cheer on President Trump's military action.
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