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DESCRIPTION:No to War in Syria!\n\nThe Causes and Consequences of the Unending US War 
 Drive\n\nWednesday, April 12, 5:30pm\n247 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley\n 
 \n\nWith the launching of military strikes on Syria, the US is opening a 
 new chapter in its bloody wars in the Middle East, which have left more 
 than one million dead. The consequences of the direct targeting of the 
 Syrian government are incalculable. How will Russia respond? The world 
 could wake up some morning in the near future to the news that the two 
 largest nuclear-armed powers in the world are at war.\n\nThere is no 
 opposition to war from within the media and political establishment. 
 Indeed, the Trump administration’s actions against Syria are in line with 
 the demands of the Democratic Party, backed by the most powerful factions 
 of the Pentagon and CIA.\n\nAs always, the US government justifies its 
 actions by reference to allegations of atrocities carried out by whatever 
 government is in its crosshairs. The media treats as established fact the 
 claims that the Syrian government is responsible for the use of chemical 
 weapons, while ignoring the horrific atrocities committed by the US 
 throughout the Middle East.\n\nWhat are the real motivations for the 
 unending war drive? What are the geostrategic interests of the US in the 
 Middle East? What will be the consequences? Above all, how can war be 
 opposed?\n\nSuggested reading for Wednesday's class:\n\nThe airstrikes in 
 Syria and the war drive of American 
 imperialism\nhttp://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/04/10/pers-a10.html\n\nThe 
 US attack on Syria: A prelude to wider 
 war\nhttp://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/04/08/pers-a08.html\n\nThe 
 bombing of Syria: A new chapter in the US drive for global 
 hegemony\nhttp://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/04/07/pers-a07.html\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/04/10/18798240.php
SUMMARY:No to War in Syria! The Causes and Consequences of the Unending US War Drive
LOCATION:247 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/04/10/18798240.php
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