Iraq

It’s shaping up to be a big week for Iraq policy debate in the nation’s capital. The Senate Arms Services Committee kicks off testimony from General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. [...]

On Sunday the kind folks at ThinkProgress.org caught Sen. McCain repeating the exact same mistake he made last week, when he insisted that Muqtada al-Sadr called for the recent ceasefire in Iraq, [...]

In yet another stunning twist of the facts, Sen. John McCain asserted that Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr asked for the ceasefire that has momentarily calmed the vicious battle between Iraqi [...]

One of the points Peace Action West has been emphasizing in our work to end the war in Iraq is the need for a political and diplomatic solution to the conflict in Iraq rather than repetition of a [...]

In this important election year, we’re asking Rep. Pelosi to push for more votes in the House on the war in Iraq to put members of Congress on record. On Tuesday, Peace Action West and other [...]

The fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq and the 4,000th US soldier death have elicited a string of outrageous comments from Vice President Dick Cheney that clearly illustrate how the major [...]

The tragic fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq falls in the middle of one of the most exciting election years we have seen in decades. The war in Iraq—its costs in human lives and taxpayer [...]

As part of one of many activities to mark the tragic 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq, Peace Action West will be tabling at the “Surge for Peace” march and rally in Walnut Creek on Saturday, [...]

I wrote last week about the forum sponsored by Resolution Peace where Peace Action West joined over 100 people to brainstorm and strategize about effective work to end the war in Iraq during this [...]

As the consensus builds for some kind of exit strategy from Iraq, Peace Action West has been working to draw more attention to the issue of residual forces. With the exception of a few bills that [...]