SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO WITHDRAW
U.S. TROOPS AND BASES FROM IRAQ (Feel the hate)
Whereas the United States government, in its March 2003
first-strike attack
and subsequent military occupation of Iraq, a country which had
neither
attacked nor threatened the U.S.:
Violated international law, including the United Nations
Charter, the UN
Declaration of Human Rights, the Geneva Accords and the
Nuremberg Principles
and therefore is in violation of the U.S. Constitutional
provision for
treaties as equal to the Highest Law of the Land;
Caused the: a) deaths of an estimated 100,000 Iraqis and
more than 1,700
U.S. soldiers; b) wounding and physically and
psychologically disabling of
tens of thousands of Iraqis and U.S. soldiers; and c)
destruction of the
homes, communities, and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands
of Iraqis;
Undermined the image, moral values and credibility
of the U.S. throughout
the world; and
Misused over $300 billion of U.S. taxpayers money,
including $246.7
million from Sacramento, money which could have been used
for health care,
affordable housing, environmental protection, and other
purposes that would
have improved the lives of people in Sacramento, the United
States, and the
world.
The continuation of the war and this misallocation of
resources will
cause grave harm to the people of Sacramento, especially its
low income and
people of color communities.
Whereas public opinion polls indicate that millions of
Americans view the
Iraq war and occupation as unwarranted or mistaken, and
whereas an
overwhelming majority of Iraqis cast ballots favoring U.S.
withdrawal,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL
ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF SACRAMENTO CALLS UPON THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES AND CONGRESS TO:
Immediately withdraw all U.S. troops and military bases
from Iraq;
End military recruitment on high school and college
campuses;
Publicly disclose and cease all attempts by the U.S.
government and
corporations to control the economy, agricultural practices,
government, or
resources of Iraq;
Issue an international statement which includes: a) a
commitment of
United States resources required to rebuild the damage that
the U.S. caused
in its first Gulf War (1991) and subsequent attacks and in
the 2003 invasion
and occupation, the control of which is to be under the
Iraqi people and to
financially compensate the families of all Iraqis killed and
injured from
U.S. actions and b) relinquishment of any debts or
obligations that the U.S.
claims it or its allies are owed by Iraq;
Ensure that returning veterans receive compensation and
care including
full mental and physical health, education, disability, and
rehabilitation
benefits; and
Significantly reduce the U.S. military budget and
reallocate that money
to programs that provide for human well being including:
health care,
education, affordable housing, and environmental protection
