On the morning of 19 October, I received an email circulated by the director of veteran’s affairs at the City University of New York, where I teach. “Due to recent dire events overseas,” the email read, “there is a possibility that the Department of Defense might activate varied servicemembers by or before November 1, 2023.”
Is the United States about to blindly march us into yet another catastrophic war? This type of information didn’t come only from my university, either. NBC News has also reported that about 2,000 US troops have been ordered to prepare to deploy to support Israel. While some get ready for war, shouldn’t the rest of us be pushing for alternatives to violence, especially before we find ourselves in a global conflagration beyond anyone’s control?
