An Open Letter to the Peace Movement, a letter to the editor of the Willamette Week Online from Portland playwright Charles Deemer: ‘…(T)here has not been a single military action by the United States that I’ve supported as an adult. Not one.

Over the years, however, I’ve expressed the view that, if the U.S. were under attack, I would support a military response. And I believe that is the case now, which is why I am leaving your ranks.

I am writing to share my steps in deciding to leave the peace movement; to challenge you to do your work in a way that is constructive rather than divisive (as I believe your early responses have been); and to urge you to avoid easy analogies, such as Vietnam, and to find radical new ways to “wage peace.” ‘ [via Ed Fitzgerald]