TO SUPPORT THE PROMISE OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO WITHDRAW U.S. TROOPS FROM IRAQ AND TO CALL FOR THE NEW ADMINISTRATION AND CONGRESS TO PROMOTE PEACE AND DIPLOMACY IN AFGHANISTAN.
For the past 7 years, the Bush Administration has led an on-going "war on terror" in Iraq and Afghanistan. While we condemn terrorism, both individual acts and state sanctioned, we oppose the continued US occupation of these countries.
The Ultra-right, the most reactionary sections of the ruling class, intensifies capitalism's control of the wealth and natural resources of the world and will stop at nothing, including war, to secure profits. Thus, the struggle for peace and justice are extremely important in the fight to defeat the Ultra-right. Around the globe the Bush Administration and the first-strike war policy of the Ultra-right has shown a callous disregard for human life, the environment and national sovereignty. Meanwhile at home our domestic programs are attacked and under funded, unemployment continues to rise and militarism continues to breed violence against women and LGBT people.
As we have consistently stated, we believe that only through socialism can we achieve real and lasting peace and justice for the world's people. Just like it is not possible to achieve peace around the globe while the ultra-right promotes imperialist military aggression, it is not possible for us to achieve justice and equality for youth at home in the U.S. without fighting to secure similar rights for youth abroad.
We know that there are no military solutions to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The continued presence of the US military and other foreign military forces play a major role in the continuation of violence in each of these countries. Therefore, a withdrawal must mean an end to permanent U.S. bases in Iraq.
Thus, the Young Communist League USA welcomes the efforts of the new Administration and Congress for calling for a timeline for withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, and we call on them to work with the international community to outline a real plan for helping the country rebuild.
Likewise, we call for real solutions through diplomacy, the involvement of the international community and an increase in funding for reconstruction and the functioning of the Afghan government to end the struggle with the Taliban in Afghanistan. We call on the Obama Administration to create a timeline for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and make a commitment to fully fund an Afghani-led reconstruction plan.
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