Here is the leaflet we are handing out as part of the national day of action against U.S. escalation. Our rally is Saturday, February 5th from Noon to 1 by the State Capital, on the\u00a0 street , Capital Way (just south of Union) in Olympia, WA. Join us!<\/p>\n
NO WAR WITH RUSSIA OVER UKRAINE!<\/p>\n
We are on the brink of a massive war between the US and Russia \u2013 two nuclear-armed states.
\nThe time to speak out is NOW!
\nWe are here on February 5, 2022 to demand an end to the drumbeat of war with Russia over Ukraine! President Biden has just sent 3000 US troops to countries on the border with Ukraine and near Russia.<\/p>\n
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Let us do what we can to stop the growing escalation and threat of a war on Ukrainian soil and possibly beyond, between Russia and the U.S. \u00a0The Ukrainian people would pay a horrible price. The dangerous escalation at the Russian\/Ukrainian border standoff intensifies.\u00a0\u00a0Biden is also considering sending more warships and aircraft and has already delivered more \u201clethal aid\u201d to Ukraine.\u00a0\u00a0The $500 million Congress is set to pass through a fast-track vote could and should be used on communities, climate and needs at home.\u00a0The Pentagon has said that there is the possibility of sending as many as 50,000 troops!
\nWe do not support the Russian massing of troops on the Ukrainian border nor their annexing by Russia of Crimea in 2014. \u00a0However, not mentioned by the Biden administration nor most of the U.S. media, is the failure of the U.S. government to live up to its promise made in 1990 by then-Secretary of State James Baker to Russian leader, Gorbachev, that NATO would expand not \u201cone inch to the East\u201d and that the Ukraine would not become a part of NATO. \u00a0Since 1999, NATO has expanded to include numerous countries, including some that border Russia. Rather than dismissing out of hand the Russian government\u2019s current insistence on a written guarantee that Ukraine will not become part of NATO, the U.S. government should agree to a long-term moratorium on any NATO expansion. Russia and its President Putin have offered to deescalate the situation if Ukraine remains a neutral country and does not become part of the U.S. led and dominated military alliance, NATO.<\/p>\n
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We live in the United States, so our main responsibility is challenging the U.S. military buildup. Moreover, by organizing in the U.S. against U.S. military escalation and threats to go to war with Russia, and instead, in favor of diplomatic solutions, we are encouraging groups in the Ukraine and Russia who support peace and who are against the growing militarization of the situation. It will increase their credibility and influence. The U.S. \u00a0military escalation and sending of troops to Poland and Romania lead to justification in Russia for their military escalation.<\/p>\n
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The only solutions are diplomatic ones. Let us end the forever wars of the United States, the U.S military buildup, and the continued growth of military spending. Let us stop the danger of a major war between two nuclear powers.<\/p>\n
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Join this rally to demand: DIPLOMACY, NOT WAR;<\/p>\n
WAR IS NOT GREEN; NO US\/NATO AGGRESSION.<\/p>\n
NO MORE WARS FOR CORPORATE PROFIT; $$ FOR HUMAN NEEDS, NOT WAR!<\/p>\n
This is a peaceful, nonviolent event.\u00a0\u00a0Masks & distancing, please.<\/p>\n
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This rally coincides with activities around the country, led by Code Pink to resist the normalization of war and demand that not a single bullet or gun be sent to Ukraine, and no troops be sent to Europe.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Diplomacy not war!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sponsored by Economics for Everyone, facebook.com\/EconomicsforEveryoneOly\/<\/a><\/p>\n