National SDS Demands: No War with Iran

Students for a Democratic Society resolutely condemns and opposes Trump's unprovoked and escalatory strikes on Iran. These strikes were done without congressional approval, they are an unconstitutional overreach of executive power by the Trump administration. To justify their attacks, Israel and Trump have pushed forward with the same tired talking point about Iran being a nuclear threat; this is despite the fact that the United State’s own intelligence services have stated that Iran is not close to building a nuclear weapon and the fact that Israel at the same time possesses an illicit nuclear arsenal and refuses to abide by U.N. resolutions concerning it. It is overwhelmingly clear that these strikes will not lead to peace, as Trump claims, but only serve to expand and escalate the regional conflict. As those within the United States face drastic cuts to social services, our government throws billions away in foreign wars which will kill thousands of innocent people.

The United States openly provides military and political support to Israel’s continued genocide in Gaza. The U.S. further shields Israel from the consequences of its military aggression against neighboring states, and finishes the job for them when Israel is incapable - as we have seen with this most recent strike. In order to end the genocide and stop regional war, the United States must stop all strikes on Iran and end miltary aid to Israel.

As Students for a Democratic Society, we have a historical mission to oppose foreign wars, to this end we call for:

Hands Off Iran!
Money for Jobs and Education not for War and Deportations!
No Wider War!
End US Aid to Israel!