Iraq Veterans Against the War organizer Aaron Hughes will be leading a column of veterans this Sunday at the NATO summit in Chicago where he’ll be returning the service medals he earned in Iraq. The one-time soldier is one of a growing number of American veterans standing up to their former NATO commanders.
“Occupations don’t build democracy’s,” he says. Instead, people powered movements like the Arab Spring should be our guide.
As President Obama decides what to do in Afghanistan he must learn the lessons of Vietnam. For more videos from the Real News Network check out their website.