>>> EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTIONS

The membership will be voting for the 2014 executive board. 

>>> DISCUSSION ON SYRIA: What's happened and what does it all mean?

The VGFD meeting this Saturday will feature several speakers, film/photos and discussion on the Syria confrontation. Meeting chair will be Kess Kessler, with Chad Jones and Steve Krantz leading additional discussion.

All people attending will be guaranteed a chance to speak or ask a question!!!

Topics for discussion:

• Using a warning to gain significant concessions has created strange bedfellows.
• U.S. & Russia, Republicans vs. Republicans, and an implication that perhaps Israel needs to eliminate its chemical weapons as well. 
• Who thought that in just a few short weeks the plan to eliminate major weapons would be close to implementation?
• How do your feel about this development? Can we trust but verify? 
• Can we responsibly end the American Empire? 
• Should we use our resources for education, infrastructure, health care cost reduction, immigration changes, R&D, renewable energy...other?
• Who says we need to spend vast amounts on defense/war that equal the amounts spent by all the rest of the world?
• Is exceptionalism arrogance or imperial swagger?