April 29, 2013 | Posted by Stephen Miles
If the Assad regime has used chemical weapons and crossed the red line President Obama warned against, urgent international action is needed. This does not mean the United States should take military action. Instead Washington should work through the United Nations to confirm the evidence and if necessary mobilize diplomatic action against those responsible. Read More »
April 24, 2013 | Posted by Stephen Miles
Win Without War joins the chorus of voices mourning the sudden loss of Bob Edgar and in commemorating his lifelong dedication to public service. Bob was a founding Co-Chair of the Win Without War coalition and his leadership was instrumental in the fight against the Iraq War. Read More »
March 21, 2013 | Posted by Stephen Miles
It was 10 years ago this week that George W. Bush launched his ill-fated war of choice in Iraq. The anniversary comes as politicians in Washington and Israel continue to discuss the option of military action against Iran. The parallels with a decade ago are striking. Read More »
February 12, 2013 | Posted by Stephen Miles
President Barack Obama is expected to announce his intention to drawdown 34,000 of the 66,000 troops currently serving in Afghanistan by February 2014 in tonight’s State of the Union speech. “While it is welcome news any time our men and women in uniform are coming home, the President’s announcement is unfortunately too small and too slow,” said Stephen Miles, Coalition Coordinator at Win Without War. “The announcement of a drawdown may be a step in the right direction but it is time the President listened to the American people who overwhelmingly want our troops home now.” Read More »
December 13, 2012 | Posted by Stephen Miles
It’s time to play offense on reining in the Pentagon's bloated budget. Today, with coalition member USAction, we’re launching a television ad highlighting some of the most outrageously wasteful spending at the Pentagon and holding accountable the politicians who support it. Our television ad - which you can view here – takes on the CEOs of Pentagon contractors who use our tax dollars to pay themselves tens of millions of dollars a year, the type of pay that makes even a Wall Street banker blush. But most importantly, our ad holds accountable politicians who would cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid to keep shoveling money into the Pentagon. Read More »
November 30, 2012 | Posted by Stephen Miles
“Today the United States Senate sent a clear message that Congress agrees with the American public, it’s time to bring our troops home from Afghanistan,” said Stephen Miles, Coalition Coordinator of Win Without War. “This vote is particularly important given widespread reports that the Pentagon is pressing for a halt to any further drawdowns and hoping to keep tens of thousands of troops in Afghanistan indefinitely. Today’s vote serves a reminder to the President to fulfill his promise to continue drawdowns at a ‘steady pace’ and bring our troops home.” Read More »
November 14, 2012 | Posted by Stephen Miles and William Hartung
While our news media pours over every titillating detail of the Petraeus affair, there’s another scandal that’s gone largely unnoticed by the defense community. Last Friday, Lockheed Martin quietly announced that after having been groomed to take over for departing C.E.O. Robert Stevens this January, that would-be C.E.O. Christopher Kubasik would be resigning over a long term extramarital affair with a “subordinate employee” and he's getting one heck of a going away gift, $3.5 million. Read More »
September 21, 2012 | Posted by Stephen Miles and William Hartung
This week in Washington the halls of Congress have been flooded with talk about looming cuts to the Pentagon. With members of Congress floating plans to undo planned cuts (known in Congressional jargon as "sequestration") due to start in January, the lobbyists for America's weapons makers, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), have been storming the Hill to scare Congress with talk of layoffs and 'doomsday.' Read More »
August 31, 2012 | Posted by Stephen Miles
Once again an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report of Iranian progress in developing its nuclear industry has set off alarm bells in Washington and Tel Aviv, sparking renewed discussion of possible Israeli military strikes. The following points should be kept in mind as the debate about Iran’s nuclear program continues. Read More »
August 22, 2012 | Posted by Stephen Miles
What do we know about the foreign policy of the Republican Vice Presidential candidate? Read More »
August 08, 2012 | Posted by Dan Resnick
Before neo-conservatives drag America into another war of choice, it's time to ask some basic questions. Read More »
June 25, 2012 | Posted by Stephen Miles and William Hartung
If politics is a game of chess, Pentagon contractors have decided their workers are the pawns. Read More »
May 16, 2012 | Posted by Stephen Miles
A bipartisan group of Representatives have called on Congress to end the war in Afghanistan. After releasing a letter to the President signed by 91 Members of Congress calling for an end to the war, Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Jim McGovern (D-MA), Walter Jones (R-NC) and others urged the House to stand with the American public in opposition to America’s longest war. Read More »
May 01, 2012 | Posted by Stephen Miles
“We are pleased to continue to hear President Obama express his support for ending the war in Afghanistan,” said Win Without War Coalition Coordinator Stephen Miles. “Unfortunately, what we did not hear tonight was a clear, unequivocal commitment to bringing American troops home from Afghanistan now. The American people, in record numbers, agree that is past time for our men and women in uniform to come home. We simply cannot ask our troops to keep fighting a battle through 2014 that has no military solution. The time to bring our troops home is now." Read More »
April 17, 2012 | Posted by Christine Anderson
There is a growing consensus that war with Iran would be a catastrophically diasterous idea. While Washington continues to allow politics to hijack the debate over the Iranian nuclear program, nearly all experts agree that we must not go to war with Iran. Read More »
March 19, 2012 | Posted by Stephen Miles
By now you’ve heard the horrific story of an American soldier in Afghanistan who killed 16 Afghan civilians, including 9 children, in an unprovoked series of attacks. Over the past few weeks we’ve also seen waves of violent protests and the killing of 6 American soldiers in response to the burning of copies of the Quran. Every day another news story paints a more troubling picture than the last and they all add up to one simple message: Read More »
February 09, 2012 | Posted by John Isaacs
On February 1, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced that the United States will end its combat missions in Afghanistan by “mid- to the latter part of 2013.” A Bi-Partisan group of Members of Congress are standing up in support of this important step towards ending the longest war in American history. Read More »
January 05, 2012 | Posted by Stephen Miles
Earlier today, President Obama joined Secretary of Defense Panetta at the Pentagon to announce the administration’s new national security strategy. Speaking at the formal release of “Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense,” the president wanted everyone to know that the new strategy did not mean a cut in defense spending. In fact he assured the gathering of reporters and military brass that under his watch the Pentagon budget will continue to grow: Read More »
January 03, 2012 | Posted by Stephen Miles
Heads up from Iowa! While we won’t know the final results for a few more hours, pollsters are now predicting that Congressman Ron Paul will be among the top vote getters in the Iowa Presidential caucuses. So far the race to be the Republican Presidential nominee has been all over the map with one frontrunner after another. Yet all the while, Congressman Paul has maintained strong, consistent support placing him at or near the top of the field. No matter where he finishes tonight in Iowa, it is clear, he is very much in this race. Read More »
December 17, 2011 | Posted by Stephen Miles
As you read these words, the last US troops are finally coming home from Iraq. The US war in Iraq is coming to an end. Nearly a decade ago, we came together to stand up against an unnecessary war, built on lies and fear. Win Without War was formed to help bring together Americans who understood that this war would endanger our national security while threatening countless American and Iraqi lives while wasting our nation’s limited resources. Read More »
