-- Whereas, 6,024 members of the US armed forces have died in these wars; and at least 120,000 civilians have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the coalition attacks began.
--Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the U.S. Conference of Mayors supports efforts to speed up the ending of these wars; and
Be it further resolved, that the U.S. Conference of Mayors calls on the president and the U.S. Congress to end these wars as soon as strategically possible and to bring these war dollars home to meet vital human needs, promote job creation, rebuild our infrastructure, aid municipal and state governments, and develop a new economy based upon renewable, sustainable energy. [2]
Reverend King knew that the only hope for real change "lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism. The choice is ours, and though we might prefer it otherwise we must choose in this crucial moment of human history."
The choice is also ours to email -or not- Congress and Obama in support of Resolution 59 @ http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6503/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4328
1. http://warisacrime.org/node/58226
2. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/20/mayors.conference/
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