On March 19, 2003, the US invaded Iraq, a criminal act taken in defiance of mass protests all over the world. Since then, the American government has engaged in one military intervention after the next, as the former leaders of anti-war protests integrated themselves into the imperialist framework.
The 2022 outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine, a proxy for US-NATO, and the war against Iran begun by Trump on February 28, 2026 are the opening conflicts of a third World War.
The articles in this pamphlet provide a revolutionary socialist program and perspective for the resurgence of mass opposition to war, with the growth of international working-class struggles, especially after the Pandemic’s devastating effect on working-class life.
The pamphlet contains an introduction by North and Bill Van Auken, “The Iraq War ten years on: A turning point for US imperialism” and two essays by David North written immediately after the 2003 US invasion, analyzing its social and political causes and consequences.
