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    Robert C. Koehler: Embracing the complexity of peace

    by Robert C. Koehler, Tribune Content Agency Jun 16, 2022 3 minutes

    “Just imagine for once if we led the world in funding peace and not wars.”

    Just imagine! The words are those of Robert Weissman, president of the organization Public Citizen, in response to the legislative efforts of Reps. Barbara Lee and Mark Pocan, who are the co-chairs of — glory hallelujah! — the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus. They recently introduced legislation that would cut Pentagon spending by $100 billion and divert the money to programs that actually helped the country . . . e.g., universal health care, ending child poverty, saving the environment.

    Yeah, just

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