Although I was at the Chicago American Historical Association meeting where it was founded, I had never heard about the Historians Against the War movement until yesterday. I quickly signed their petition. Their concern is not only with the international implications of our pre-emptive war policy (see the National Security Strategy of the United States from September 2002), but also with the growing threat to our civil liberties at home in the United States. The latter issue has been a continuing concern of the American Historical Association as well.

I would encourage my fellow professional historians and history teachers to check out the webpage and sign the statement.