Coalition for Peace Action presents
Call to a Moratorium.pdf
Call to a Moratorium on Wednesday, March 19,
the Fifth Anniversary of the War in Iraq
No Business as Usual!
The Princeton, NJ based Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) calls on peace supporters throughout the region to observe a moratorium on Wednesday, March 19, the fifth anniversary of the US initiated War and Occupation in Iraq. We urge peace supporters to refrain from all or at least a portion of their usual weekday activities such as work, school, regular meetings, etc. (e.g. take a half day off), and to instead engage in one of CFPA's many planned activities in the region.
ÿ "This war has lasted five years too many," said the Rev. Robert Moore, CFPA's Executive Director. "We have lost nearly 4,000 US troops, while over 50,000 have been seriously wounded. Reliable estimates are that over 500,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed, and more than four million displaced as refugees. It is time to say: Not one more death, Not one more dollar."
"Moreover, the US economy is now entering an Iraq recession caused at least partly by the estimated $3 trillion the war is costing," Rev. Moore continued. "Meanwhile, urgent needs for job creation, health care, education, infrastructure, and reversing global warming are being starved for funds. This is profoundly immoral and destructive to the American people."
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The Bush Administration seeks to justify all this "by the continued deception that "'the surge is working,'" Rev. Moore said. "The only thing that is working is to deceive the American people and the media into thinking Iraq's problems are being solved, when in fact ethnic cleansing has segregated Iraqis into enclaves, and short term alliances with Sunni insurgents are temporarily leading to fewer casualties."
"The truth is that the fundamental problems are not being solved, they are only being put off to the next Administration so President Bush can say he didn't lose Iraq," concluded Rev. Moore.
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Five Years Too Many|
|Not One More Death|
Not One More Dollar!
Each day the war and occupation are funded and allowed to continue is another day that:
- The disastrous policy of pre-emptive war and occupation continues;
- Terrorism and insurgency are strengthened;
- More Iraqis and Americans die or are seriously wounded needlessly.
We can’t stand by silently or passively and allow this catastrophe to continue. We must show commitment, even sacrifice—however minor in comparison to the heavy costs being borne in Iraq —to speak out against this carnage. See http://www.peacecoalition.org/action/cfpa/080319_iraqanniv_delavall.aspx
for specific activities.
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On this Fifth Anniversary of the War Moratorium Day, let us recommit ourselves to continuing the struggle to stop the Iraq war and occupation until we succeed. It took over ten years of struggle to end the Vietnam war; let’s work to shorten that time to end this war before thousands more suffer and die needlessly!
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