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Peace Action

• As Trump Angles for War with Iran, Congress Needs to Reassert its War Powers April 19, 2019
  It’s no news that the U.S.-Iran relationship has taken a turn for the worse under President Trump’s leadership. Employing a strategy straight out of the Bush administration’s Iraq War playbook, the Trump administration has advanced misleading, demonizing narratives about Iran from day one, laying the rhetorical groundwork for another catastrophic war of choice in the […]
• Trump’s Veto Keeps U.S. Complicit in Yemen, For Now April 16, 2019
  Washington, D.C. — April 16, 2019 — In response to President Trump vetoing S.J.Res. 7, legislation that directed him to withdraw U.S. support for the Saudi/UAE-led war in Yemen, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace Action, released the following statement: “Trump can’t claim to be ending endless wars while opposing the will of a majority […]
• President Moon’s Unenviable Task April 8, 2019
  This article was originally published on Common Dreams. When President Moon Jae-in of South Korea meets with President Donald Trump at the White House this week, he may find himself fighting the urge to pour cold water all over Trump, because that’s what Trump did to the Korea peace process when he met with Kim […]
• Congress Sends Historic Yemen War Powers Resolution to the President April 4, 2019
  (Photo: Felton Davis) Washington, D.C. — April 4, 2019 — In response to the House sending S.J.Res. 7—legislation directing the president to end U.S. support for the war in Yemen—to the president’s desk, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: “This vote amounts to the […]
• Iraq War Anniversary Reminds Us That Regime Change Has a Disastrous Track Record March 19, 2019
  Washington, D.C. — March 19, 2019 — On the eve of the 16-year anniversary of the Iraq War, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: “The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 remains one of the worst foreign policy blunders of our time. Thousands of […]
• Senate Votes Again for Ending U.S. Role in Yemen War March 13, 2019
  Washington, D.C. — March 13, 2019 — In response to the Senate passing S.J.Res. 7, legislation directing the president to withdraw U.S. support for the Saudi/UAE-led war in Yemen, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: “This Senate vote moves us one step closer to […]
• Trump Seeks Cuts to Human Needs to Fund Pentagon Hikes No One Needs March 11, 2019
  Washington, D.C. — March 11, 2019 — In response to President Trump’s budget request for FY 2020, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: “Fulfilling President Trump’s request for $750 billion in Pentagon spending would be an obscene misallocation of resources that would fail to […]