The coalition’s unit in Nottingham declares on its website that the United States has always been “tempted to use its overwhelming military strength” to try to make up for its relative economic decline, exacerbated by the current crisis.”
“This means that the target is shifting to Iran and Syria. There are continual calls for intervention in Syria, and the war of words with Iran continually threatens to boil over into a war of aircraft carriers and bombs in the Straits of Hormuz,” the activists say.
The protesters compare what they call “current hysteria against Iran” with the 2002 debates over the invasion of Iraq. At that time they feared war against Iraq was fatally approaching and held massive demonstrations against it.
Just as before the Iraq war, many experts are also warning that striking Iran would carry too many risks for the US and Israel. But the campaigners say the observers cannot stop the war.
“We heard it back in 2002. An attack on Iraq would have incalculable consequences across the region, we were told, and therefore will not be risked. Right and wrong, as we now know,” the anti-war protesters believe.
They regret they could not prevent what they call “failed wars” in Iraq and Afghanistan, but reiterate that public opinion is a major threat to those pushing another war in the Middle East. Now they are calling for everyone to come to the streets and protest at the threat of war.
“Just as we’re winding down the disastrous and unnecessary war in Iraq, the very same people who misled our nation into invading Iraq are now saying that now we need to attack Iran,” they say.
Jeremy Corbyn the chair of the ‘Stop the War Coalition’ told Russia Today that isolating Iran and allowing Israel to continue with its threats will lead to very dangerous developments.
“The way forward has to be de-escalating the tension and denuclearizing the region, otherwise somebody somewhere is going to develop a nuclear weapon,” he said.
He urged people to think about the consequences of a possible attack on Iran, saying it would dramatically affect the world economy and result in an incalculable loss of people should it happen.
“If we let slip the dogs of war, we will all regret it,” he concluded.
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