Letter in The HeraldTHE Scottish Socialist Party group in the Scottish Parliament appeals to every individual and political party in Scotland and the UK who protested against the illegal invasion of Iraq to now unite behind the call to bring the troops home.
It is clear that there is no military solution in Iraq, the troops are fighting an unwinnable war. The argument that withdrawing US and British troops from Iraq will result in civil war is completely untenable when it is the presence of those very troops that is the cause of the bloodshed and slaughter seen on a daily basis.
If the troops are not withdrawn immediately from Iraq the situation can only get worse and many more young Iraqis, British and Scots will be fruitlessly killed or maimed.
A political settlement in the Middle East that brings justice to the peoples of the region is the only solution to the nightmare now unfolding, an end to the plundering of the oil wealth by predatory multinationals while millions live in abject poverty, and a settlement that brings justice to the peoples of Palestine.
Rosemary Byrne, MSP, Frances Curran, MSP, Colin Fox, MSP, Rosie Kane, MSP, Carolyn Leckie, MSP, Tommy Sheridan, MSP, The Scottish Parliament.
