Highlands Peace Action was formed by the growing number of citizens in the New Jersey Highlands who are alarmed by, and strongly oppose, the Bush administration's rush toward war with Iraq. 

The war has devastated Iraq (again), killing thousands of innocent people, and many of our own sons and daughters -- mostly from minority groups and from working class backgrounds. None of the white hawks in the current White House has ever been near enemy fire. They all had the opportunity and chose not to. Dying in uniforms is a privilege almost totally reserved for minorities and poor whites.

The war has been a naked act of aggression against a country that hasn't attacked the U.S., and that - according to a former UN weapons inspector - had no capabilities of attacking the U.S."

The war is a boon to terrorist organizations recruiting people willing to kill Americans.

The war will hasten the scraping of the Bill of Rights and the suspension of American democracy.

The war is costing  hundreds of billions in direct costs and potentially trillions in the economic disruption that has resulted. That means lower standards of living for everyone.

The war is draining what's left of America's social services, and will therefore contribute to misery, insecurity and crime all over America.

The war has damaged U.S. international standing and relations with friendly countries. It has made American foreign policy more expensive and more difficult.