What the Left Got Wrong About Iraq

Ending the occupation of Iraq is important. An attack on Syria or Iran would be a disaster. But what is the anti-war movement's plan to show solidarity with the Iranian and Syrian people? In Syria, the security state is total. In Iran, the noose is tightening around pro-democracy advocates.

We should focus at least as much on human beings as we do on weapons of mass destruction (present or not). We should do everything we can to avoid giving people only the choice between the horrors of war and the horrors of dictatorship.

Aaron Glantz

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Aaron Glantz is a Pacifica radio correspondent who covered Sacramento for KPFA-FM (94.1) and who spent five months in Iraq. His book,How America Lost Iraq, was published earlier this month. He'll be at Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut St. in San Francisco, on Wednesday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m.