War in Iraq & War in NYC

Just something to make note of:

So many labor unionists oppose American military action in Iraq on the supposed grounds that the Iraqi people are being harmed and otherwise used as pawns in America's broader agenda.

Yet, when it comes to labor disagreements (including the contract dispute between the MTA and the TWU), these same labor unionists and their labor unions have no compunctions about using the people of New York City as pawns in the war.