We believe that President-elect Obama is an intelligent and moral man who in his heart believes
in our ability to achieve real peace. Based on his books and speeches we are convinced that he understands we
must build a world of peace if we are to address the pressing
issues of our day. Our world is infected with a level of violence that unfortunately has become the norm. We must recognize the dangerous nature of this crisis and work
to find new creative and constructive ways of responding to conflict.
Grow the Hope is committed to peace - real and lasting peace built on mutual respect
and dare we say it... "love."
President-elect Obama will face enormous pressure to continue
failed violent policies. We must build a strong citizen's movement to encourage him to
do the right thing and seek peace and pursue it actively.
My Plan for Iraq
By BARACK OBAMA
Published: July 14, 2008 New York Times
"In this campaign, there are honest differences over Iraq, and we should discuss
them with the thoroughness they deserve. Unlike Senator McCain, I would make it
absolutely clear that we seek no presence in Iraq similar to our permanent bases
in South Korea, and would redeploy our troops out of Iraq and focus on the broader
security challenges that we face. But for far too long, those responsible for the
greatest strategic blunder in the recent history of American foreign policy have
ignored useful debate in favor of making false charges about flip-flops and surrender.
It's not going to work this time. It's time to end this war."
- Barack Obama