by Michael August

Tennessean

09/08/04

I am a Vietnam Veteran and I have participated in a number of political demonstrations in Nashville as a member of the local chapter of Veterans for Peace. This organization is made up of people who have served in the armed forces and count themselves among those who stand up against the militarism and the politics of fear that have taken over our country. We believe that war should be an action of absolute last resort in defense of our country and not the preferred alternative. It should certainly not be used for selfish economic gains ('No War For Oil'). We are living in a time when our leadership has convinced many Americans that going to war is in their best interests. It is wrong. We were told that the war in Iraq was a pre-emptive war, but this is not so. ... The war, which has caused so much destruction and death on both sides, was not only unnecessary, it was unjustifiable...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp