During a recent Diary by General Wesley Clark, a longtime supporter (Roseba) asked the following:
Will Bush listen or care? (4+ / 0-)
Is there any reason to believe that an outcry from the American people, from congress, even from his own advisors, would make a difference?
General Clark responded with the following:
Bush (55+ / 0-)
Sure, he'll listen. He is a politician. He reads polls. He worries about his legacy. But he won't like it. He wants to be viewed as imperturbable. Nobody is. So if we build enough of a groundswell, if we concentrate not just on democrats but on republicans, we CAN sway this policy.
by Wes Clark on Thu Feb 22, 2007 at 10:37:51 AM PDT
Not only do petitons work, but they are one of the oldest forms of civil & political persuasion and leverage. They've been around as long we've had forms of governments.
But to make them truly effective is sometimes a matter of simple math - meaning everyones' help is needed. Everyone's voice must be heard, as evidenced by their signature on this petition.
Sometimes it's also a matter of remembering this is not a Republican issue or a Democrats issue - it's an American issue. It concerns all of us, whether we want it to or not.
Why it matters:
We have loved ones fighting a war - whether you believe that war is just or not - they are there, doing as their Commander-in-Chief has ordered... A Commander-in-Chief who has never gone to a soldier's funeral, a Commander-in-Chief who cares so little for the lives of the men and women he has ordered to war that he refuses to allow even their countrymen to honor their sacrifice by bearing witness to their flag-draped coffins as they return home for the last time.
You have the ability to help stop another war - even if you don't think you can - by doing something as simple and quick as adding your name to a list of people; a list of mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, children, brothers and sisters, friends and lovers who don't want to bear the loss of another soul they love.
I can guarantee you doing nothing will never change the course of history. I can't guarantee you doing something will, but it might, and might is all the chance any of us ever get - and sometimes that's enough.
Please - add your voice. Sign the petition today.
dKos Diary by General Wesley Clark
stopIranWar.com - Please Sign The Petition