Do you want the US out of Iraq now? I want the country to go on strike. I want the Congress to stage a sit in. I am re-printing the entire NYT lead editorial from today, because I think it is the most coherent argument for pulling out of Iraq NOW. Apologies to the New York Times, but I am just one woman, angry about this war and I feel powerless because I don't know what to do to help stop it. BlogHers: do you have ideas about what to do? What are you doing to help stop the war? Who's doing good work for this cause- recommendations, contacts, links. Can we talk about this?
[img_assist|fid=3168|thumb=1|alt=Anti-War Grannies|caption=Tucson's anti-war Grannies (bbc.co.uk)]

Al Qaeda Resurgent
Almost five and a half years ago, America — united by the shock of 9/11 — understood exactly what it needed to do. It had to find, thwart and take down the command structure of Al Qaeda, which was responsible for the deaths of 3,000 innocent people on American soil. Despite years of costly warfare in Afghanistan and Iraq, America today is not significantly closer to that essential goal.