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CENTRAL BROOKLYN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS

RESOLUTION AGAINST THE WAR IN IRAQ

Introduced by John Keefe and adopted by CBID on February 20, 2003
Photos by Burnley Duke Dame

WHEREAS an American war against Iraq would cause extensive casualties and loss of life, and

WHEREAS, while Saddam Hussein's government is undemocratic and repugnant, it does not pose a real threat to Americans, and

WHEREAS there is no credible connection between the Iraqi government and Al Qaeda, and

WHEREAS Iraq does not have nuclear weapons and continued inspections by United Nations personnel can prevent the development of such weapons by Iraq, and

WHEREAS unilateral military action by the United States against Iraq without authorization by the United Nations undermines the United Nations and international law, and

WHEREAS a war in Iraq would entail a postwar occupation by American military forces, and

WHEREAS a war against Iraq would cost in excess of $70 billion, and

WHEREAS the current unemployment rate exceeds 11% and the Bush administration's war-mongering distracts Americans from a declining economy, corporate corruption, and soaring public deficits, and

WHEREAS the Bush administration's war hysteria has been providing the pretext for attacks on labor, civil, immigrant, and human rights in the United States,

THEREFORE the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats supports the continued work of the United Nations inspectors, opposes military action against Iraq and a postwar occupation of Iraq by American military forces, and

the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats shall join the United for Peace and Justice coalition and will make opposition to an American war against Iraq a major focus of its activities, and

the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats calls upon the New York City Council to adopt a resolution opposing a war in Iraq and calls upon members of the City Council to sponsor and vote for such a resolution, and

the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats calls upon its other elected officials to oppose military action in Iraq.

Note: This resolution was published in a half-page spread on page 13 in the March 20th issue of the Park Slope Courier.

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