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Announcement :: Iraq : Peace |
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TOWN HALL MEETING |
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by Jan Kruse
Email: jandurl (nospam) insightbb.com (unverified!) |
18 Feb 2006
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AWARE *Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort * is coordinating a local community effort to sponsor an Urbana City Council Resolution for the withdrawal of U.S. Military from Iraq! Come hear the discussion of this proposed resolution on February 21 at 7:00 PM at Urbana City Hall! |
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TOWN HALL MEETING
Tuesday, February 21, 7:00 P.M.
Urbana City Council Chambers
400 South Vine Street
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The citizens of Urbana are invited to hear and discuss the merits of a City Council Resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
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Panelists:
Danielle Chynoweth β Cities of Progress: A National Initiative
Mort Brussel β Economic and Social Impact on Urbana and the U of I
Heidi Weatherford β Moral/Religious Aspects of War & Occupation
Charlie Smyth β Why the City Should Address this Issue
Bushra Radeef & Mohammad Al-Hetti β A Local Muslim Perspective
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Comments and questions from the public are welcome.
(Hosted and Sponsored by A.W.A.R.E)
Community Resolution to End the U.S. Occupation of Iraq
WHEREAS this City Council passed a resolution opposing war in Iraq prior to the U.S invasion in 2003;
WHEREAS the United States government misled its citizens and the world at large with false and distorted intelligence on the existence of weapons of mass destruction, on connections between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda, and on levels of support among the Iraqi people for a U.S. invasion to overthrow Saddam Hussein;
WHEREAS the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq have killed and maimed untold thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens as well as American, Iraqi, and other coalition troops and have extensively destroyed infrastructure upon which daily life in Iraq depends (especially power, water, sewer, and transportation systems, but also homes, hospitals, police stations, schools, and religious buildings);
WHEREAS the U.S. occupation of Iraq has failed to establish basic civil order and security for the citizens of Iraq and has failed to reconstruct critically damaged infrastructure;
WHEREAS the U.S. occupation has incited violent responses by national insurgents and foreign terrorists and created a situation in which innocent Iraqi citizens are being killed, incarcerated, and maimed in escalating numbers by all parties involved in the conflict;
WHEREAS continued occupation has been seen to further increase levels of destruction, disorder, and resistance;
WHEREAS many families living in Urbana have relatives, friends and/or colleagues in Iraq who are being subjected to the above conditions daily, whether as Iraqi citizens, members of the U.S. military, business people contracting to provide needed goods and services, or volunteers seeking to provide humane relief;
WHEREAS the billions of dollars being spent on the war could be put to constructive social and economic
uses in both this country and abroad;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT United States troops shall be withdrawn from Iraq starting immediately and proceeding as fast as practically feasible, with responsibility for maintaining civil order and security being assumed by a freely determined government of the Iraqi people uninhibited by U.S. interference and aided with whatever international support such a government can obtain;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT after withdrawal, the United States government shall provide extensive financial aid to Iraq to support both peacekeeping efforts and the reconstruction of its war ravaged infrastructure; and finally
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT a copy of this resolution shall be sent to Illinois Senators Richard Durbin and Barack Obama, and United States Representative Timothy Johnson. |
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Re: TOWN HALL MEETING |
by Michael Scott
mkscott2 (nospam) uiuc.edu (unverified) |
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15 Mar 2006
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I have a few questions for your panelists. First of all, where did you obtain your information, has anyone been to Iraq? I served a year tour in Iraq, and the last thing we need to do right now is just leave Iraq. You can argue that we keep having soldiers die everyday, but soldiers are soldiers. When was the last big attack on US soil since we've been engaged in Iraq? If we leave the country, the insurgents that have been fighting us in Iraq are still going to hate us. Can you guess were they will attack us if they don't have an easy shot at us in a war torn country? I don't know for sure, but I'll bet it will involve a lot more innocent lives. If you want to end the war un Iraq, do your part to help everyone, not just America. Please Email me. |
