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Here is a report on what is happening in Veterans for Peace, which has long held a pro-Assad position. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Terry Burke and Andy Berman <terryand...@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 10:04 AM Subject: [Critical-Syria] VFP membership vote on Syria position To: Critical Syria <critical-sy...@googlegroups.com> The results are in! For the 2018 Veterans for Peace Convention Resolution 2018-01, asking VFP to demand the *withdrawal of ALL foreign military from Syria, including the US, Russia, Iran, Hezbollah and all others*, the national VFP membership voted as follows: 70 Yes 152 No A total of 222 votes Looking at the votes on the other resolutions, it is clear that over *VFP 400 members abstained* *from voting on the Syria resolution*. For example, the resolution opposing privatization of the Veterans Administration received a total of 651 votes. *Analysis:* Of the members voting on the Syria resolution, 32% voted in favor of withdrawal of ALL foreign military. This is a significant increase from the 22% for a similar resolution last year. That, coupled with the 4 members of the VFP Board of Directors who this year supported it or abstained (there was unanimous board opposition last year) indicates that *sentiment in VFP is shifting markedly towards a more conscientious and truthful understanding of the horrendous conflict in Syria.* The traditional VFP stance on Syria, the dogma of seeing it only in terms of US intervention, refusing to condemn the crimes of Assad and his patrons, is now seriously questioned by the VFP membership. 152 members expressed support for that mistaken analysis. *470 refused to do so*. The membership is clearly not happy with the current public stance of VFP on Syria. Is the leadership listening? Andy Berman VFP Chapter 27 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Critical Syria" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to critical-syria+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to critical-sy...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/critical-syria. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
