Peace Archive: US Senator Robert Byrd

Article Title US Senator Byrd says it all - loud and clear -- in his speech to the US Senate. We are going to march in the demonstration against war in Melbourne today. Our banner says "Impeach Bush - Regime Change in the USA" Former US Attorney General Rupert Clark is calling for Impeachment of Bush. I think Bush deserves to be impeached, and the next president of the USA should send out an apology to the whole world.
In peace,
Maireid
Sleepwalking Through History -
Reckless Administration
May Reap Disastrous Consequences
by US Senator Robert Byrd
US Senate Floor Speech
Wednesday, February 12, 2003

"To contemplate war is to think about the most horrible of human experiences. On this February day, as this nation stands at the brink of battle, every American on some level must be contemplating the horrors of war. Yet, this Chamber is, for the most part, silent -- ominously, dreadfully silent. There is no debate, no discussion, no attempt to lay out for the nation the pros and cons of this particular war. There is nothing."

We stand passively mute in the United States Senate, paralyzed by our own uncertainty, seemingly stunned by the sheer turmoil of events. Only on the editorial pages of our newspapers is there much substantive discussion of the prudence or imprudence of engaging in this particular war. . .