Will Obama stop the war?

[zonmoy]

With the final primaries in Montana and South Dakota, Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, bringing him a step closer to becoming the first African American president in a nation founded on slavery.

One of the most important reason for his success is the belief among millions of supporters that he alone among the major candidates is committed to stopping the war on Iraq and charting a radically different course for U.S. foreign policy. But is Obama really the anti-warrior he is made out to be?

Anthony Arnove is the author of Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal <2>, an essential book for all antiwar activists, and coauthor with Howard Zinn of Voices of a People’s History of the United States <3>. He answered SocialistWorker.org's questions about Obama's stands on war, imperialism and U.S. foreign policy.

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BARACK OBAMA presents himself as a candidate who will end the U.S. war on Iraq. Knowing the details of what he proposes, is it accurate to say that he'll end the war?

PEOPLE WHO believe Barack Obama will end the occupation of Iraq are likely in for a rude awakening. Despite talking about withdrawal from Iraq, his plan would keep troops in the country for years to come, likely well beyond his potential first term.

http://socialistworker.org/print/2008/06/04/will-obama-stop-the-war

Just a reminder that electing obama or any democrat wont stop the war. To stop the war or to reverse the charge toward fascism we are on we need to hold the democrats accountable as much as we need to hold the republicans.

[leftofthedial]

1. not unless the corporations want him to

[patrice]

2. Will the People of this country stop the War? That's the REAL question. nt

[TBF]

3. Exactly. Someone re-elected Bush in 2004. If they elect McCain we'll know that it's not just

Bush/Cheney who want to continue the war.

[patrice]

4. Stopping the War, under Obama or McCain, must come from a highly proactive People

not just by voting for or against our so-called "leaders".

[FutureDemocrat]

5. We can only hope he'll do the right thing.

I'd say he's the best chance we've got though.