US Communists: Stop the bombing!

Statement of the Communist Party, USA

This article was reprinted from the September 16, 1995 issue of the People's Weekly World. For subscription information see below. All rights reserved - may be used with PWW credits.

The heinous, murderous, senseless bombings being carried out by the United States Air Force and Navy, under the phony umbrella of NATO, is nothing more than an attempt by U.S. imperialism to assert its dominance over the former socialist Yugoslavia and the other imperialist powers vying for influence.

Michael McCurry, a Clinton administration spokesman, admitted that the "conditions for the air campaign are unrelated to many of the issues that are in the political settlement." The fact that our government continues bombing even after the basis for a peace settlement had been established demonstrates that U.S. imperialism is determined to dominate the outcome. In fact the bombing is aimed at stopping the peace process, just as the U.S. has done to several previous peace settlements.

World opinion opposes the bombing, which is aimed fundamentally at the civilian population. Differences among the imperialist countries are sharpening. The danger of escalation grows more real every day. First there was the bombing, then cruise missiles, now the proposal is to use radar-evading stealth weaponry. Are tactical nuclear weapons on this list?

Now we are told that air strikes have failed to force the Serbs to pull back. Is this a cover for war escalation, including the introduction of U.S. ground forces? U.S. imperialism and NATO are feeling cocky -- they see this as a testing ground.

Furthermore, U.S. imperialism is reviving the NATO dinosaur and using it as a cover for its military adventures and dreams of world domination. This will never bring peace -- only wanton destruction of civilians and their infrastructure.

Opposition among the U.S. people to these attacks is beginning to mount. People are speaking out more and more.

Peace is won through struggle. Every voice must be lifted against this "Dresden-style" bombing. The American people have a special obligation to compel the end to the bombing and demand that a peace settlement be implemented, not bombed out.

Peace organizations, trade unions, community organizations, religious groups, humanitarian groups, all peace-loving people must come together to demand: Stop the bombing, no more weapons into the region, end the war.