We Don't Want War - Muntu
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New Vision (Kampala)
May 19, 2005
Posted to the web May 19, 2005
Frank Mugabi
Kampala
THE Forum for democratic Change (FDC) does not believe in war but the Government should not create conditions that justify war, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Mugisha Muntu has said.
"We do not believe in war as a way of resolving issues. A war is not like a tea party. We appeal to President Yoweri Museveni, the army and the government not to create conditions that justify war," Muntu said.
Muntu, the FDC chief mobiliser, was addressing Arua residents at the launch of the district FDC office at the Police grounds on Monday.
Muntu, who was army commander for about ten years, said Museveni had diverted from the original liberation goals of creating democracy and the rule of law.
He accused Museveni of not taking advice from colleagues.
Muntu said borrowing experience from the 18-year-long LRA war in the north, the consequences of another war would be devastating especially if it was waged by an experienced and organised group.
"Kony (the LRA boss) with a ragtag force has almost bled us white as an army even by the time I was retiring. You can imagine if you created conditions that can justify war and it could be worse if there are people who are experienced and organised. The situation can be much worse," Muntu said.
Present were party officials, Prof. Ogenga Latigo, Maj. (Rtd) Rubaramira ruranga, Kamala kanamwangi and Sulaiman Kiggundu.
Muntu said Museveni had prepared the army for a possible war instead of addressing the issues that could lead to war.
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He said no soldier should die in a war that can be prevented.
He said the best generals win wars without fighting them because they prevent them from happening. He said FDC would spend this and next year trying to influence the Government into organising free and fair elections.
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