Whats Next for the Peace Movement?
By BRUCE K. GAGNON The Washington Post reported this morning that the Democratic Party’s “foreign policy establishment sees a precipitous withdrawal [from Iraq] as potentially damaging to both the country’s and the party’s interests.” The battle is on. The new speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is saying that the Dems will govern “from the middle.” Impeachment is not on the table she recently said. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), who led the effort on behalf of Democratic Party House candidates, is saying that they can’t allow the party’s liberal wing to dominate the agenda. The changes in Congress are largely due to huge opposition (62%) to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Again, quoting today’s Washington Post, “The passion of the antiwar movement helped propel party activists in this election year.” How will the peace movement in America, that just turned itself nearly completely over to the Democratic Party, be rewarded for its loyalty? “Many Democratic lawmakers have sig
