People's Democracy

CPUSA OPPOSES WAR

THE Communist Party of USA has strongly opposed Bush Administration’s decision to bomb Afghanistan saying it will neither end terrorism nor bring those responsible to justice. It felt that this will not only escalate the tragic cycle of violence, suffering and death, but compound the problems of poverty and imminent famine faced by the people of Afghanistan.

"We believe the Bush Administration is also motivated to wage war in the region by its interest in Middle Eastern and Central Asian oil. The administration’s close ties to the oil, gas and energy industries are no secret" said the party in a statement after the bombing began.

It warned that war has a momentum and a logic of its own that cannot easily be contained once it is set in motion. It wanted Vietnam lesson to be remembered --war does not bring stability, nor justice.

The fight against terrorism must be undertaken by international bodies like the United Nations and the World Court.

We would argue that capitalist globalization, gross inequality, poverty and corporate plunder of the world’s natural resources and labor provide fertile soil for anger and desperation to grow. The struggle against terrorism is inseparable from the struggle for peace, justice and self-determination.

"We refuse to let the Bush Administration and the ultra right define patriotism as war. In this new century, we must pledge to put an end to war and violence as means for solving humanity’s problems" said the CPUSA.