Soldier resistance of escalation in Afghanistan

Dahr Jamail, an independent reporter whose been following resistance and dissent within the US military, reports that an organization called MarchForward! composed of veterans and active duty members of the US military has responded to Obama's planned escalation by calling on US soldiers to refuse deployment:

"March Forward! calls on all service members to refuse orders to deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq," reads a press release from the group from December 3. "We offer our unconditional support and solidarity. Join us in the fight to ensure that no more soldiers or civilians lose their lives in these criminal wars."

It seems the unpopular nature of escalation in Afghanistan is not enough to sway the Obama administration from its present course. Others within the US military have expressed similar dissatisfaction with the plan as called for by General McCrystal who believe that it would only strengthen the Afghan insurgency. The only way things might change is if soldiers themselves refuse to fight. A soldier driven anti-war movement would be critical to stopping US imperial foreign policy as it was during the Vietnam War.