How to Stop Obama’s Military Aggression Against Syria

(TND Editor note:  Follow Dr. Roberts observations and make your voice heard.  You can look up your Congressional representatives by clicking here and searching by your zipcode.  There are times when our Congress Critters bend according to the will of the people.  This is one of those rare opportunities where YOU can help and actually be heard.  Congress is fearful of taking action in the face of massive public opposition.  It will not take much to push Congress firmly against support of war.  ACT NOW!  Traditionally, email communication is assigned the lowest rank of importance.  Calling and faxing are considered more time consuming and traditionally, Congressional staff members view that form of communication as representing a greater number of like-minded people.  Postal mail communication to D.C. offices is no longer advisable given how security policies delay communications)

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TND Guest Author / Dr. Paul Craig Roberts

Many are asking what can be done to stop the pending US attack on Syria.

Two things can be done.

One is for the US Congress to realize that it does not save America’s face for Congress
to endorse a policy that has been rejected by the rest of the world, including Washington’s closest ally, Great Britain. For Congress to endorse what the UN Secretary General and the President of Russia have made unequivocally clear would be a war crime under international law harms, not rescues, America’s reputation. Doing the wrong thing to save face does not succeed.

In the event that Congress fails to understand the real stakes and votes to support a criminal action, the second thing that can be done to stop the attack is for most other countries in the world–China, India, Japan, Brazil, Australia, Canada, Iran, South Africa, the European and South American countries–to add their clear unequivocal statements to those of the UN General Secretary and President Putin that an American attack on Syria that is not authorized by the UN Security Council is a war crime. Expression by the governments of the world of this truthful statement would make it clear to Washington that it is isolated from the world community. For Obama to proceed in an act of aggression in the face of united opposition would destroy all influence of the US government and make it impossible for any officials of the Obama regime to travel abroad or to conduct business with other governments. What government would conduct business with a war criminal government? It is up to the governments of the world to make it clear to Washington that the US government is not above the law and will be held accountable.

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About Dr. Paul Craig Roberts

Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and associate editor of the Wall Street Journal. He was columnist for Business Week, Scripps Howard News Service, and Creators Syndicate. He has had many university appointments. His internet columns have attracted a worldwide following. His latest book, The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism and Economic Dissolution of the West is now available.

His latest e-book, How the Economy was Lost, is available at CounterPunch.  Click here and scroll down to order.  Dr. Roberts discusses this book in an article published at CounterPunch.org;  click here to read the article.

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