Last Chance to Give Peace a Chance

Online Petition at http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/StopWorldWar3/

STOP WWIII, STOP BUSH'S BLITZKRIEG AND BLOODBATH IN IRAQ.
"PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE" THE MOTHER OF ALL WAR CRIMES, SAID NUREMBERG TRIBUNAL

Petition Signers' Comments

John Leonard, US, Because mankind has not learned from the Holocausts of WWII, our plight is more perilous than in 1938. This time, the forces of fascism control the US hyperpower, with its stranglehold on the entire world economy and military, and no FDR or Churchill is in sight to stop them.
Renah Razzaq, US, This war is killing innocent lives and its a war that the US cannot afford to fight.
Stephanie Wells, CA, There is no proof of a link between Iraq and Al Qaeda. While it seems clear that Hussein is a dreadful and oppressive leader, he does not pose a threat to the outside world. His country has been seriously weakened since the last Gulf War and the sanctions against Iraq, its citzens have suffered for more than a dozen years. What gives the US and its few allies the right to target this one country's leaders, when there are several really oppressive leaders and dangerous countries elsewhere on the planet. Will this invasion of Iraq be just the first of many invasions? And who will set the criteria for invasions and regime changes. Where will we be if the UN system is not respected?
Joyce Valenzano, US, Please use your authority to stop the Bush and Blair rush to war. The children of the world are too precious to ignore; it is their future we are poisoning with chemicals and hatred. PLEASE USE WHATEVER MEANS TO STOP THIS1!!!
Jocelyn Hannahs, US, Please do all you can to stop this military action against Iraq.
bernice l. seguin, CA, u.s.a.is 50 times bigger than iraq and having all those other allies of the usa bounce down on iraq is commiting murder on a large scale of innocent people.talk about hitler doing away with the jewish population,george war bushis just as bad as hitler in killing innocent people...
Pedro Martin de Clet, US, No invasion for oil millionaires & Israel
Joyce Milliken, US, My brother was KIA [killed in action] in WWII. I have lost many dear friends on battle fields since then. My husband served in the Air Force, we were proud (but not totally comfortable with the polocies forming here) to be serving our country during the Korian "non-war",and I protested the VietNam conflict very early on. All this time I knew that the UN MUST BE SUSTAINED AND DEVELOPED INTO A BODY OF STRENGH. It is in a spirit of patriotism and humble prayer for the well- being of our troups that I beg the UN to stop us in our violent ways, before we unleash WWIII!
Erica Alikchihoo, US, For Goddess' sake, and the sake of all the mothers, and all the children (of which YOU are one) in the world... do NOT allow this monstrous thing to happen. This is NOT the desire of the majority of the American People. President Bush was NOT legally elected, this is NOT a concensus and we must do everything we can to stop this war.
Leonard Michiels Jr., US, President "Hindenburg"George Bush needs to clean out the "chickenhouse."
Timothy J. Regin, US, It is indeed a sad state of affairs when I spend the time that I have contacting foreign gov'ts because I find my own to be indifferent to me.
William Alling, US, This war makes no sense at all at this time. I wish our leaders would instead work as hard for a peaceful reslution.
Carol Grey, US, I fully support the UN taking any action within its powers to stop this immoral war of agression against Iraq.
ASIF HUSSAIN, US, KILL BUSH AND HIS POODLE BLAIR"!!!!!
Kent M. Davidson, US, The US hypocrisy is ridiculous. We are struggling to make change here but our power has long been taken away. Please help us stop this.
Julius P. Rasmussen Jr., US, Why doesn't the UN stay in Iraq and defy the Bushwhacker's threats!?
Joseph Schmid, US, I urge you to consider invoking UN Resolution 377 within 24 hours “to take effective collective measures for the prevention… of acts of aggression.” My country, the United States, is about to launch a massive illegal and immoral attack upon a sovereign nation. UN peacekeepers are needed immediately to preserve the peace and protect the children and impoverished of Iraq.The impending attack has been justified by the unelected government of the United States by lies and half- truths regarding weapons of mass destruction and links to terrorism. Many Americans, along with millions in other countries, consider the disturbing precedent of a pre-emptive war is both illegal and immoral.
Kathleen Trevena, US, Stop Bush, stop the insanity!
Camellia Cosgray, US, Please. We do not want this war any more than you do.
david sauter, US, I urge you to stop the aggression of the United States, United Kingdom and Spain. This preemptive strike and act of aggression is against international law and the U.N. has the responsibility and obligation to use every tool it has at its authority to prevent this act of aggression from happening. Otherwise, the U.N. will lose the legitimacy it has and will be complicit in the preemptive strike as an act of omission. Please, implement Resolutions 377 and 1325. The U.N. must unify for peace. We know this going to happen and it is the U.N.'s duty to take a stand against the U.S. and U.K.Sincerely, David C. Sauter
Erik Bataller, US, First of all I agree with all the requests of this petition.I appreciate all the effort and energy by those who have tried to stop the US from starting a unilateral war against Iraq and the world.The UN needs to do more against one of it's rogue members during this time of global crisis.I believe that if the UN is to remain an effective body and if any country wishes to retain it's sovereignty and protect the liberties and freedoms for the world community it is time to do more.Sending peace keeping forces to Iraq and developing economic sanctions against the US for it's unilateral threats to world peace is critical.Another against the war efforts against Iraq.Peace is PatrioticMinds Over Missles"How did our oil get under their sand?"Erik Bataller
karan bhambhani, SG, let us attack the u.s. and change the regime there
Anna Koester, US, I want to thank all the nations in the world that are standing against this "war" insanity.
Alice Tallon, US, Please do all yu can to resolve the differences with Iraq peacably!
Terry Stone, US, Please do what you can to stop this unnecessary war! Use Resolutions 290 & 1325.
Richa (none), US, If there was ever a time for the U.N. to act to fulfill its mission of working for world peace, that time is now. Despite one of the most belligerent campaigns of misinformation ever by USA government officials, the great majority even in the USA do not want war without U.N. approval, and the overwhelming majority around the world do not want such a war. The actions of my nation's leaders, i am extremely sorry to say, threaten the entire planet. Please, PLEASE act to stop them!
Sarah Mulcahy, US, There has been no proof that I've seen of weapons of mass destruction, or of backing Al Qaida. How do you save a people by bombing them to get one man?
Scott Peterson, US, The United Nations must do all it can to stop this illegal and immoralwar.
Kathy Magnuson, US, Please do not give up. Human lives depend on your every effort and your clear thinking to act NOW for peace.
Cindy Symington, US, The madness of George W Bush will have far-reaching consequences. He must be stopped.
Jan Ackermann, CH, Your Excellencies, Dear Ministers,the following link to a declassified Pentagon- paper delivers irrefutable proof of intentionally planed and executed genocidal acts from the U.S. against the Iraqi people ! This is a real hard breach of t he Geneva-convention , and therefore a war-crime to be prosecuted under international law ! And in the ongoing 2nd Iraq-war , the USAF has orders to commit the same kind of genocidal acts again ! the U.S. seem to be out of any international law in these sad days , and the U.N has to undertake any effort to bring them to court for intenional genocide ! The U.S. has not undersigned for the ICC , but they have signed the Geneva-conventions and are therefore to prosecute for committed and proven war-crimes ! Please act now , it is not too late yet ! With best regards , J. Ackermann , Switzerlandhttp://www.gulflink.osd.mil/declassdocs/dia/19950901/950901_511rept_91.html
Sandra St. Louis, US, We are now a global population, and the majority of the world'spopulation agree that this impending U.S. war against Iraq is a threatto world security and peace. War is no longer a viable way to resolveconflict. Please do everything in your power to stop this aggression. Thank you.
Paul Kershaw, US, Please use Resolution 377 stop a war against Iraq. Such a war will be a Crime Against Peace, the first charge against the Nazis at Nuremberg.
Darren Nast, CA, War is unnacceptable unless there is real attack from an agressor. There is no evidence showing Iraq is attacking the USA. Stop America's global empire building. Stop war. Stop the killing of innocent civilians.
Berit Westby, US, I hold Bush accountable for genocide when/if this war starts. I love the Iraqi people and I do not want to see them suffer and die so brutally and unnecessarily.
Kathleen Atkinson, US, I plead with the leaders of other countries to send peace keeping troops the Middle East NOW and stop President Bush from beginning a war.
Shera Rael, CA, Stop this military dictatorship now.
Clare Corcoran, US, If the USA is not stopped, this barbaric and immoral plan will set a terrible precedent. There is still a chance to save Iraq.Please show your country's courage and dignity: say no to US aggression and nurture the world's hope that war will one day be truly obsolete.The eyes of the world are on the United Nations.
Shirley Bryant, US, There is NO excuse for this war--it is indeed a war crime.
Mary Wojkowski, US, This was my letter to the UN on 18 March 03:Dear Friends of Peace,I wrote yesterday, with my urgent pleas. They also reflected the pleas of my seven + grandchildren, and billions of people world-wide. At the time of yesterday's message, I did not know of this resolution. It seems like the last chance to prevent the start of something with consequences that will reach far into the future - if humanity will even have one when this is done. Already, we see increased tensions and violence, violating international law. (If the USA can do it, and get away with it - so can Israel, the Israeli's think ....and others will as well.)Please, act upon this resolution - UN Resolution 377. The fate of the planet may well depend on it. In sincere hope for peace through disarmament, a citizen of Earth...aka Tien Avielle
Jackie Poe, US, The US was once the leader of fairness and human rights. We are no longer, and should be shamed to realize this fact, and the blackmale subjected to other countries to secure their support in this senseless cause.
Kevin Arndt, US, I don't trust Bush....
xarah dion, CA, we are asking for a vote on an emergency peacekeeping action per Res. 377. this war must not take place. this war is absurd, unjust and led by a member of the united nations. you have the responsability to attenuate the power of the united states over all other countries engaging in this war. please work for peace.
Sharon, Bob, Joe & Matt Kennedy (4 registered voters), US, This is bu$h's war(s)- it/they will benefit only bu$h and his regime - just as the attacks of 9/11 benefitted King George and his regime!!!
Jay Cross, US, Never have I been so ashamed to be an American. This blind imperialism by Mr. Bush, does not reflect my views, nor does it relect anyone that I know.
Michael de Jong, US, Impeach the illegal resident of the White House, and try him as a war criminal.
Maureen Westfall, US, Please
Tom Ulcak, US, The majority of my country is against bush and against his war: an illegal president waging an illegal war.
L.J. Wall, BA, CA, We must LIVE PEACE in order to Create World Peace.
Lucy Loewenstein, US, Stop the march to war!
Cheryl Adam, US, It will be a day of global rejoicing when Bush is convicted of war crimes and hung as he so richly deserves.
Emma Cravey, US, The United Nations was formed to prevent unnecessary war. Please allow it to do its job.
Josephine Conteh, US, Stop Bush's criminal war against the children of Iraq.
Richard Gale, US, I am appalled at what these thugs are doing, and are planning on doing, in the name of my country, for which two members of my family gave their lives in World War Two. That was a war which, in stark contrast to the forthcoming conflict, was a just war against a direct attack by an aggressor, rather than an unjustified (and unjustifiable) attack upon a nation which has committed no direct (or indirect) aggression against us.I condemn George Bush, Richard Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell, Richard Perle, and David Wolfowitz as War Criminals, in the full sense of that term, in the event that this attack does take place, and demand that they be brought before the International Criminal Court and charged and tried as war criminals.
Bill Vogt, US, It's up to you....
Elizabeth Friend, US, How DARE he!!!!!
Sadu Nanjundiah, US, This is of the utmost urgency to save the lives of thousands of innocent Iraqis who have suffered inhumanely over 12 years of U.S-led sanctions and bombing.
Ralph Long, US, There is no logic to attacking Iraq as opposed to Saudi Arabia (which provided almost all of the terrorists for 9-ll) except that we control Saudi Arabia's oil and we want Iraq's oil. It is the worst kind of terrorism. Bush becomes a mass murderer.
Marilyn Steinmann, CA, War has never been the solution for peace, and that won't change now. Stop the nonsense before it is started!!
Kay Lee, , NO WAR!!!!!!From An American peaceloving citizen!
Dave Godin, UK, Wars will cease when men refuse to fight.
Maria Mar, US, Please implement resolution 377 and stop the Bush Band and their private interests from creating another war. Humankind calls you to stand up for peace and do what's right. Otherwise, the UN itself will become obsolete.
Kristin Harkins, US, Peace is the only answer....violence begets violence.
Robert Stockinger, US, Stop the out of control U.S. Government and make them send our troops home.
Owen Broadhurst, US, This illegal war will kill thousands for no reason. It must not occur. We must not become heartless animals.
Kenneth Harper, US, I do not believe this is a just war and I urge the united Nations to pass resolution 377 and prevent the us led war on Iraq at the present time 3-18-03. I believe inspections will aaloo the world community to prevent Iraq from maintaining and developing weapons of mass destruction.
Gordon Wilcut, US, Take your stand for peace now or suffer theaftermath. GW Bush doesnot speak for everyonein the US.
Manjusree Sen, US, Diplomacy not war. World coalition not unilateralism.
Thomas M. Fiddler, US, War is not any kind of solution in this case. It will only serve as a clarion call for Bin Laden and his Al-Qaida thugs as well as cost our nation credibility and compassion in the world.
Beverly Hass, US, Peace Now
Meryl Cap, US, this is a war of aggression against Iraq and a war of oil
jenn passonj, US, Stop this attack, PLEASE!
Laura Klement, US, This war is a completely unjust war which will murder countless innocent children. Please help us try to keep the peace!
Adam Westbrook, US, I believe that this war is unjust and immoral in every way. Iraq does not pose a great threat to the United States, this is not a strategy taken out of self defense. The CIA even came out and said last november that Iraq posed no threat to the United States at all. My vote is against the war. Let's try being true crusaders- Crusaders for Peace-WWJD
Steven Krulick, US, For God's sake!PLEASE!Do whatever you can to stop this insane war!
Monika Antonelli, US, Please help us stop this immoral war.
Kevin Newton, NZ, Sadly, all the prophecies in biblical and other historical tracts and texts, the predictions and prophecies of Nostradamus, and the warnings from history have not failed to bring us to where we are today.Today we stand once again on the brink of war, a war that may cause the world to polarise again, that could jeopardize the future of mankind itself ... and we will have to look our children in the eyes and explain why.Why .... with all the knowledge and experience of the past, we allowed this to happen yet again. Why .... we permitted a dictator to dominate and destroy the world supposedly in the name of freedom and peace. Why .... we teach our children not to fight and them show them the opposite on the grandest scale. Why .... innocent Iraqi civilians, including children, will now lose their lives, their dreams and their future, and be labelled as nothing more than "collateral damage."May God have mercy on all of us.
Denise Gianini, , War is not the way to achieve peace.
Billy Youngwolf Floyd, US, What a sad world we live in when lies and deception are exceptabe as proof of wrong doing.
Carol Lind, US, Stop President Bush from waging his personal vendetta against the people or Iraq!!!
Michael Wagner, US, So far, there is no humane reason offered for such violence as proposed by Mr.Bush, et.al. I support your diplomatic methods in ending this NOW!
David Wass, US, These are times that drive all the peace-loving peoples of the Earth to act together in love and compassion to prevent war and to achieve peace through non-violent means for all time
Carlos Muslera, AR, Please stop killing at once.¡It is better for North America too!
glenna harris, US, The world has spoken in opposition for this unprecedented attack. The Pope, the Nobel Peace recipients (Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter) all oppose this war. The Pope declared today that any country going to war without world agreement would answer to history and to God.
Don Eichelberger, US, Allies against the Bush war should be as insistent in preventing war as President Bush and the others who stand to profit from this trasvesty are to start it. I urge you to take all steps necessary to stop this insult to what it is to be an American.
Joshua Floyd, AU, Please do not remain silent. Please show the USA,Australia, UK and Spain that thier position can not and will not be tolerated by the rest of the world. Please so not let the powerful, mighty and rich unleash their hell on the world's weak and poor again. Their is no legal basis for this war, and there can be no moral basis. We must stop this.
Henry Balfour, , I am resident in Australia, but wish to lodge my protest here too - this is a crime in front of our eyes.
THERESA Moore, US, STOP THIS POTENTIAL GENOCIDE BEFORE IT STARTS!!! YOU OWE IT TO THE CIVILIZED WORLD!!!!!!!!
Rebecca Solnit, US, This isn't a war but a massacre, one that makes all of us less safe, less free, and for us in the United States, less just.
Jay Conrad Price, US, For the sake of *all* the children of the world; stop this madness, and stand up for Peace.
Calvin Williams, US, It is unfortunate that the United States under the leadership of George W. Bush who was not elected to the U. S. presidency but instead stole the election by disenfranchising thousands of African Americans & other registered voters, is now continuing his undemocratic behavior by attacking Iraq without the international approval of the United Nations. I do not believe that we would accept this type of behavior by another world power. It is therefore, blatant arrogance for the U.S. to ignore world opinion.The million dollar question is, what is going to be done about it?
Steve Pappas, US, Start prosecuting Bush!
Carol and Richard Grier, US, Please please do what you can! Our pResident has lost his mind!
Ellen Gailing, , WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER
Roy Johnson, US, Congratulations to Bush for taking steps to prevent WW III. Saddam's time is up and it is time for him to go. He has chemical and biological weapons that he cannot be allowed to use.
Jim Gerlach, US, Stop the war and use a peaceful means to settle your disputes. Don't waste our tax dollars in a senseless destruction of a 6,000 year old society
George Mansfeld, US, Killing of innocent civilians is a horrible crime. It is about time that USA sign (and obey) the Geneva convention regarding protection of noncombatants.
Edword Ruschmann, US, Please know that I am one of many US citizens who want peace but are ignored/marganilized by the corporate controlled US mass media.
Jean Fallow, US, This war would be a horrible crime. It is not in my interest and I do not support it. Please do all you can to stop it.
Jean Fallow, US, Please do all in your power to stop this war, which would be a crime against humanity. The U.S. government does not act in my name in waging this war of aggression.
Debbie Caldwell, US, only peace shall prevail
James Altman, US, Half of the population of Iraq is children. The Iraqi children will be slaughtered by the United States' bombs. Please do not allow this to happen.
Mark McAndrew, UK, Evil happens when good people do nothing.
Paul Loovis, US, If the world shows true resolve, America will be given an opportunity to stand down without losing face.
Peter G Tocci, US, The CIA et al put Saddam in power, just as they did Manuel Noriega, the Ayatollah and others. If they wanted him out, all they'd have to do is bribe some faction there with a $billion or so and some fat oil-profit futures to take him and his sons out.
Timothy Goodrich, US, Please don't let Bush have his evil way!
'Aqila Al-Bayati, US, In the name of God and for the sake of all human decency and dignity, stop this monstrous war!
James Brown, US, Please stop this madness!
James Madigan, US, This is the opportunity to really show that no nation--not even a "superpower"--is above international law.!!
Alan Kobrin, US, We must do something to preserve the legitimacy of the United Nations and multilateral debate and discussion if peace and any semblance of democracy is to prevail.
Regina Avraham, US, This blatant violation of internation law must not go unpunished.
Emad Amin Al-Bayati, US, In the name of God and for the sake of all human decency and dignity, stop this monstrous war!
Margot Monson, US, Do not attack Iraq.Consider the huge loss of lives on all sides.Consider the numbers calling for a stop to this action, larger than ever before in U.S.history.Consider the loss of respect for America and the lasting consequences for the future. Most of the world does not support this war. Supporting this war is an affront to democracy. How can you honestly look inside and believe that this war is necessary or moral, let alone just. Consider looking into your own eyes in the mirror and ask can you justify this decision.
Erick Eevensen, , As a member of the community of the planet, I ask all of the world's political leaders to stop this act of unneccessary aggression. It is not ethical. Please, let's do the most we can within out powers to put a halt to this. Thank you.
Ronald Smith, US, The USA does need the oil. There are technologies being kept hidden that would free us all from the OIL ECONOMY NAZIES. That we need the oil is a lie. The intended war is for world domination. The terrorist threat has been created as a means to justify the controll of the ARAB nations. Don't believe the lies. NO WAR FOR OIL
Randy Herr, US, Dear U.N. Representative:NOW IS THE TIME for you to intervene to stop the senseless and disastrous invasion which the Bush Regime is planning in Iraq. The United Nations was formed to prevent just this sort of aggression of one nation against another. You must remain strong and vigilant in your opposition to the U.S.-planned holocaust in Iraq. We the people rely on you to support justice and preserve peace in our world. If the Bush Regime can attack and invade Iraq unchecked under the premise of stopping Saddam Hussein, with your complicity, how then will we ever be able to stop the Bush regime itself? Our hopes and prayers are with you now to prevent war and save lives - now and in years to come.U.N. - WE BELIEVE.Yours,Randy HerrLos Angeles CAUSA
Mary Horsley, US, I am not sure I am proud to be an American when my country acts like a big bully anxious to show off its wartoys. The children are my priority.
stephen Kerr, CA, Bush and Blair are global criminals and murderers. They should hang after the war, after a fair trial, at which their lawyers are allowed to see the evidence, which would be treating George Bush better than he treats others.
Tim Duda, US, Vote for an emergency peacekeeping action per resolution 377 for the prevention of U.S. aggression against Iraq.
Robert Squires, US, Dear U.N. Representative: NOW IS THE TIME for you to intervene to stop the senseless and brutal invasion which the U.S. Bush Regime is planning in Iraq. The United Nations was formed to prevent just this sort of aggression of one nation against another. You must remain strong and vigilant in your opposition to the U.S.-planned holocaust in Iraq. We the people rely on you to support justice and preserve peace in our world. If the Bush Regime can attack and invade Iraq unchecked under the premise of stopping Saddam Hussein with your complicity, how then will we ever be able to stop the Bush regime itself? Our hopes and prayers are with you now to prevent war and save lives - now and in the years to come. U.N. - WE BELIEVE.
Ginny Booth, US, PLease , for the sake of all humanity, refuse to accept the mistaken notion that war, bombing and killing will solve any problems in Iraq !
Vern Musser, US, Please stop this massacre
stephanie farago, , Please work for peace.Democratizing people isfine but killing them instead of giving their tyrant a fair trial to remove him is not worthyfor America.
Lynn Kessler, US, There is no moral reason to invade Iraq, period.
Nancy Doyle, US, The role of peacekeepers is to stop aggressors from unsanctioned, illegal uses of force. It's my country, but not my war! The UN peacekeepers are our only hope!
Peter White, , Impeach Bush and Cheney for conspiracy with oil companies and violations of the Constitution and United Nations Charter.
Kate Gallo, US, For the sake of all the peoples of this world, let's work together for Peace.
Tais Lintz, CA, Please don't let the world bleed.
Carol Schwarz, , War is Not the Answer!
Jesse Avraham, US, The real smokling gun is in Dick Chaney's energy policy meeting files. I am sure you will see acquiring Iraqi oil on his agenda.
Morris Cazzell, US, Attack no children, no peaceful civilians, not even peaceful protesters.. never bomb them, never target them, never fund governments or military actions that intend to harm them.
Leslie Bell, US, Bush & Co.'s actions will force Russia and China into a new nuclear alliance of necessity that will decimate American troops AND the USA in a desperate effort to keep Saddam from nuking his own oil fields (it only will take one tiny backpack nuke placed directly in the oil field) and destroying the oil (rendering it radioactive and unusable) forever. Saddam would certainly rather give the oil away free to Russia (in return for military protection) before being forced to destroy it before his suicide. Russia cannot handle the US alone; WITH China WE cannot handle THEM. No, Bush & Co. did NOT think this one out to it's obvious and fatal (for the USA) nuclear consequences.
Pamela Chambers, US, There should be an extention of the inspections and more time devoted to a peaceful settlement to this matter.
Ronald Jensen, US, The reason the U.S. went to war with Iraq in 1991 was because Iraq had invaded and occupied another country, an action that is not acceptable or justifiable in the international community of the late 20th/early 21st century. But invading and occupying another country is precisely what George W. Bush proposes to do now. It was not acceptable in 1991, and it is not acceptable in 2003. And WHY does he try to justify the coming war by saying that he is upholding U.N. resolutions, when by doing so he is DEFYING the U.N., which won't approve the action? It sounds like Bush is trying to cherry-pick the U.N. positions that he likes and reject the ones he doesn't like. Which is pure hypocrisy.
Rachel Schrader, US, I do not know anyone who wants to see their family or strangers decimated by more than 1 bomb a minute in Iraq. I do know people who want to see the conflicting interests of the U.S and Iraq talked out; personally, I do not see why the U.S. must take any action against Iraq. Only the interests of private industries could be served by such a repulsive measure as war. It is unconstitutional for the president of the United States to declare war on Iraq, as only Congress holds the power to delare war due to certain checks and balances. It is unethical for the president of the United States to declare war, as he is supposed to be rather an extension of the people of the U.S. When more than half of americans do not wish to pursue war with Iraq, the president could be seen as a tyrant, a man calling forth war for personal glory and profit rather than for the safety and good of the people who elected him. International disputes should be settled peacably and respectably. The U.S. government has no
Joanne G Murphy, US, Stop the War NOW!!!
Bee Greene, US, Please! Do not invade Iraw! Use diplomatic means for disarmament!
Mary Khalil, US, Stop the illegal war
Lia Nelson, US, There should be an extention of the inspections and more time devoted to a peaceful settlement to this matter.
Jan Weaver, US, Please act now for peace.
David Diamond, US, I support this petition with the exception of the death penalty, hoping instead that Bush, Blair, Cheney, Powell and Rumsfeld all receive lengthy prison sentences as a result of prosecution in the International Criminal Court.
mary khalil, US, Stop the Illegal War.
Laura Simpson, US, Peace, Paz, Pax
Thomas Helgeson, SE, War is not the answer!
Lynn Robinson, US, The UN must act now, or simply disband.
Phyllis von Miller, US, Now, more fervently than ever, I am holding the vision of any and all misqualified and miscreated energy being transformed right here and right now. Thank you.
Ulla Sarmiento, US, War is archaic!
Jim Nelson, US, How can Bush pursue war when the whole world is against it. Is it because of his daddy or maybe its oil.China, Russia and France of the UN must know something we don't.We are upset because France says they will veto going to war but United States has used their veto power 11 times recently, the most of any country.Maybe we need to listen to these other countries and not George Bush.
Roy Hegge, US, I would like to add that I believe that the US administration has not once negotiated in good faith on the Iraqi issue. Their agenda had been set long before the current situation arose and Bush and his group simply went through a window of diplomacy in hopes that they could garner additional support for actions that they have intended regardless of intervening circumstances.
ashalon o'tahnnt, , prevent or stop this war
Donna Daniele, US, Stop the INSANITY!!!!PLEASE, stop the US and UK from commit unlawful murder!
William Steele, US, This is an opportunity for the United Nations to show the world that it is, in fact, not illegitimate, nor powerless to be a world leader for peace. Thank you.
Michael Alvarez-Toye, CA, A precedence is being set with the US's assault on not just Iraq, but on the basic tenet of the right of a sovereign nation to self-determination.If the USA is allowed to stage an illegal assault on Iraq, it opens the door to them doing so elsewhere, whenevr they deem it necessary to their agendaThis needs to be halted-it is no different than the assault by the USSR on Czechoslvakia, or the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany.No nation has the right to do what the USA is intent upon doing-there is NO justification to this action, regardless of the leadership of Hussein. This is not a pro- Hussein position, or an anti-American stance.It is a positon of ethics, something lacking in Bush's agenda.
Cheryl Ash, US, Please do all you can to stop this agression by the US.
Leslie Merical, US, Please send peacekeeping troops immediately to Iraq-those children (& parents) don't deserve to die!
sylvia lukey, NZ, War is obscene!!! If warmongers must go to war then let the leaders and their advisors line up in the front of a small army- the lowest ranks being at the back. No weapons are to be used. Let these silly men fight it out among themselves and leave all innocent people out of it. Alternatively put these leaders and advisors together and let them involve themselves in a sporting challenge.
Kevin Monsour, US, When in the course of human events...
Nick Taylor, US, It is in everyone's self-interest to resist attempts to kill with premeditation for each of us may be the next victims of the governments and fanatics of the world.
James Richards, US, Please stop the unnecessary slaughter of thousands of Iraqi citizens and children. Stand up to the unelected dictator that calls himself the President of the United States!
Terry & Ian Thiermann, US, Please bring the peacekeeping forces into play in Iraq
R. Renke, CA, This is just a continuation of the longest war on the poor.
Deepa Kandaswamy, , I have two questions for Busha) By asking Saddam & sons to leave Iraq ( I don't know why he didn'tmention the wives and daughter), is Bush not intent anymore on removing the"evil" man and bringing him to justice.b) If Saddam has to only leave Iraq - then why doesn't Washington give him political asylum. They have done that in the past to many dictators, war criminals and mass murderers. What has changed?
Claire Kellerman Krane, US, Thank you Peace Villagers. We are one cool planetful!
Truman Dean, US, I am named after my cousin Harry S. Truman. He may hve ordered bombing the Japanese, but he would have never proliferated a false notion that someone like Saddam Husein is a threat to world security. It is arrogent to assume so. Apparently Mr. Bush does not care what the rest of the world thinks. It appears that he will pursue his own agenda no matter what anyone else thinks.
maria balla, US, NO WAR WITH IRAQ !!!!!!
Marilyn Dinger, US, I do not want this immoral and unjust war with Iraq. Stop this war!
Sally Baughn, US, Please save Iraq and the United States from this unelected man who seems to have a bloodlust that can only be stilled by the screams and final silence of the people of Baghdad. If he succeeds in his drive to invade Iraq, he will not only destroy Iraq, he will destroy the democratic principles by which the United States has existed for 200 years. We have no voice. Only you can help. I beg of you to do what you can and stop the madness of George Bush.Thank you.
Timothy Owen, NZ, To wage war in the name of peace is not only an oxymoron, it is an obscenity.
chia hamilton, US, Please make your presence known
Douglas Childers, US, Stop American War Crimes. Pre-emptive war is a violation of the U.N. Charter. An American citizen for World Peace
olav ostvold, NO, It is not too late - to remember what to do- next time.I pity the uS people who will have to endure an economic crisis, - and the Iraqi people who may spend the rest of their days in refugee-camps or amogst the ruins of their homes.
Martin Mitchell, US, I believe the UN General Assembly should use it's powers given under Resolution 377, Uniting for Peace to keep peace in Irak.
Charles Gardiner, US, It's important not to allow the "superpower" to lord it over the earth. It's time for humanity to progress to the next step of evolution.
Suzanne Smither, US, Please don't let World War III begin -- please used your combined wisdom to pull the world back from the brink of this disaster!
sue foster, US, I support our troupsby not sending themto be killed and do notapprove of Bush or his approach which willonly increase terriorism worldwide.
Gordon Flett, CA, Get there before they do!
Jolie DePauw, US, War is not an answer.Terrorism is not acceptable especially as foreign policy. Bush does not represent the will of the people, is willing to wage war on humanity, and must be impeached immediately, before he kills anyone.
susan ross, CA, War is obsolete. We have a responsibility to theenvironment, children, and ourselves to stop Mr. Bush and return to diplomacy. He has no right to do what he is doing, to have such power, to ABUSE such power. Please use your own power to find a peaceful solution. Yours in Peace,Susie Ross
Gudrun Tiberg, SE, Don't let year 2003 be the year everybody will remember because World War 3 began that year.
SI Reasoning, US, Every day that the war is delayed gives the world a chance to come together. The risks involved with the UN not acting to preserve the peace may very well destroy the UN as a functioning body. Everyone knows that the Bush administration will have to be stopped at some time, this may be one of the best opportunities to do it peacefully.
Barbara Gude, US, Please keep the peace. Please internvene now with peacekeeping troops. Thank you
Sheila Zovar, US, Please, please stop this war!
Dixon Haynes, US, I am persuaded that what my nation, the USA, is about to do to the people of Iraq will go down in history along with the crimes against humanity committed by the Nazis.I am shamed and chagrined that I cannot have a voice in what is being done in my name and with my tax dollars to impoverished Third World people who have done me and mine no harm.It is a great sin about to be committed and I do believe in the concept of Karma. Those responsible for this nefarious crime will, in the fullness of time, pay "the utmost farthing" for that which they are about to do.I am not thinking of human justice but of Cosmic justice. She will not be mocked.
Bobbie McDow, US, Pre-emptive war is wrong. It should not be allowed. It should be stopped!
Pamela Astarte, US, STOP ALL MILITARY INTERVENTION NOW! STOP THE INVASION OF IRAQ, GET OUT NOW!
Mark Nagel, US, Start praying!
Arthur Firkins, , Sack Bush, Howard and blair
Shelley Wofford, US, War is the worst act of terrorism. I stand for peace, for all humanity.
kristi smith, US, Please do something! He won't listen to his own people, maybe legal action will reign him in, Thank you!
Moira Ramley, CA, Please stop the killing of innocents. Iraq is not a threat. This war is evil.
Sarie Bryson, US, Please, please, please, don't let this biblical plundering and slaughtering and occupying take place. Intervene now!
Diane Melrose, US, War is terrorism.We must take a stand for the voiceless innocent victims of bush's slaughter.
Eric Leopold, US, I wish there were a way to stop the hegemony of the US of Agression. The US needs to come home and leave the rest of the world alone. I'm sickened everytime I see Shrub and that MF Cheney+all their slimy cohorts who lie and lie selling a great country to the devil of despair.
Vicki Nikolaidis, US, I'm an American living in Europe. We are attacking a country that was disarming. This is nonsensical. Saddam Hussein must be indicted for his war crimes as must all war criminals. There must be consequences for all war crimes regardless of the nationality of the perpetrator.
Katie Goldman Macdonald, US, This is a war that will be fought agaist a defensless, innocent people.
ryszard chojnacki, ES, us citizen living in spain.
Ingrid Reed, , NO WAR ! DROP SANCTIONS IMMEDIATELY !
Kenneth Reiner, US, The American people are solidly against the actions of George Bush but are presently powerless to obstruct him as he folds the reigns of power having illegally hi-jacked the government of the U.S.A. We need foreign help to block his criminal actions
Elsie Dean, CA, We can stop the aggression against Iraq
Maria Jett, US, Not in my name!
Danny Peck, US, I Pray you have the courage to do the right thing and stand up to theBush regimePeace now more than ever
Tom Fray, US, This slaughter, massacre, invasion is a holocaust - a colossal, ultra-evil, crime against Humanity!!!
Jessica Hartcher-O'Brien, AU, Please do not do this. The world, yes even Iraq is peopled by human beings like you and me (well considering the allowance for variance by individual difference). So stop and do not go gently into that dark nioght, cry, cry against the dying of the light (Thomas)
Khairul Islam, BD, Please don't go to war. Stop it now. Its better to be late than never
Andrea Hill, US, My country won't listen to me... please represent the Americans that have no representation, as well as the rest of the world that longs for peace.
Lynn Allen, US, Attack invites attack. I envision a USA foreign policy modeleding the golden rule.
Jo Dee Moss, US, This must be stopped!
bea bernhausen, CA, we are asking you to stand firm--as our last resort to stop what will surely be a global catastrophy---possibly the last one
Gerald Nelson, US, This insanity must stop!
Joan Levy, US, The people of the world do not want this war. It is absurd to attack a country because it's leader is killing his own people and might potentially kill us. How are we protecting the Iraqi people from Hussein if we kill them ourselves in the process?
Deniseuw La Grouw, NZ, America is the terrorist - letting them wage war upon Iraq is the same as watching a country like Korea wage war on New Zealand - we cannot let them get away with it. Without a unified global watchdog - we are a world with no hope!!
Dennis Green, US, Please take steps now to avert this catastrophe.
Dorothy Naor, IL, Do you not see that by supporting Bush-Blair you are doing much the same as did leaders prior to WWII in which 30-60 million people died. Stop Bush, Oil interests, and arms manufacturers' interests before millions again die due to avaricious and wanton individuals. Dorothy Naor, Herzliah Israel
Alice Goodman, US, This tyrant must be stopped! He is just being a bully.
David Lopez-Rodriguez, US, This catastrophe must be prevented.
prakash mackay, US, stop the apocalypse now
Marjorie Erway, US, Let the UN work!
Jenni Tucker, UK, Look in the mirror before you look out the window!!
Cheryl Guttman, US, Please do not let this slaughter happen! Increased terrorism and instability as well as massive death and destruction should be avoided in any way possible.
mike murphy, US, We oppose this lynch-mob, vigilante war. We support fair international fairly enforced by broad UN support, including Arab & Muslim forces. The world must grow up, or it will blow up. In Shakespeare's voice, "Be Kent unmannerly when Lear is mad!"
Rebecca Madrone, US, Millions of people are counting on you to send peacekeepers to Iraq to prevent WWlll. Please respond now.
Jim Besh, TR, We consider any attack by any country on any country without a resolution from the UN Security Council as supreme international crime. Therefore, USA, UK and Spain must reconsider the fatal effects of their decision to attack Iraq and the Middle East if they wish to prevent the World from entering into a chaotic era.
Lawrence Takvorian, US, I want to put pressure on any credible institution to stop an attack on Iraq. It will cause more hatred, terror, instability in the middle east and make the US a target for all the above. Worst all to me is the precident of a first strike preimption by the US, particularly without the clear and unquestioned support of the UN.
Gordana Leonard, US, Please act IMMEDIATELY and do all possible to resolve the Iraq situation PEACEFULLY, and so prevent an unjustified and wanton war of aggression,theslaughter of children, the disintegration of the role and authority of the UN, and, Heaven forbid, "Pax" Americana!
Teruko Okamoto, JP, I read President Chirac's nice statement this mornint in Reuters.The other day French Foreign Minister's speech at UN was very impsessive. It is about the time that France should take the leadership.
Christina Hespe, UK, Their day in court will come. The people will see to that.
S. Bandes, US, I urge you to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to stop this war machine NOW!!!
Britt Johansen, NO, Stop the war
Suzanne Menzies-Culling, NZ, Well boys! I guess the USA needs some poor bastards to try out their toys on eh!?Interesting that the USA with its Coalition of the Coerced has been able to emasculate the UN just as the Nazis did to the League of Nations. This War is the easy option for evil men and women who have so little imagination and such an overabundance of arrogance that they think becuase they are able to obliterate thousands of innocent people then they are entitled to do so. Saddam Hussein is the creation of George Bush Snr. Both are war criminals and guilty of crime against humanity.
Frances Fox, US, Please leave no stone unturned to avert the impending war on Iraq.Frances Fox
Jo van Loo, NL, Please be creative and find a peaceful solution, please, for the health of my little children and the health of all children in the world. You can make a difference by being an enlightened peaceful creative person. All people in the world are watching you!!!!!!!! Love and blessings,JoThe Netherlands
Jean-Pierre Avermaete, BE, No war can initiate democracy. Democracy can only come from the inhabitants themselves. War creates chaos and needs several years before it is healed. The very recent fiasco in Afghanistan reminds it
Anneliese Schultz, CA, PLEASE!
Roberta Fetterhoff, US, The world must grow up, or it will blow up. A true multi-lateral UN force--with Arab & Muslim forces--must occupy and disarm Iraq. WOMD in ALL nations must be destroyed, and this action must be monitored and enforced by that same multi-lateral UN force.
Norma/Tom Procter, UK, Only acts of peace can bring peace. Spend the vast budget for war on making a more equal world. There are other ways. If we always do what we always do we will always get what we always get - more war, more terror. Time for change via 3777
Robert E Reynolds, US, This war is the first one under the doctrine of assuring US domination and of attacking any country that "might" challenge that doctrine. This means endless wars andthe possibility of triggering WWIII. It is insanityand needs to be stopped. Those planning this should be tried as war criminals. This would include my own President, VP, Secretary of State and others as well as PM Blair.