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North Carolina cannot address injustice at home while we wage an unjust war abroad. North Carolina should urge that the United States bring American troops home so that no more North Carolina lives are wasted or devastated because of an unjust war.
Debra Tyler-Horton: We have been criticized for taking a strong stand against this racist, unjust war. But that is our duty. Here are Lanya Shapiro from TRACTION, and Rev. Curtis Gatewood, the State NAACP 2d V. P. to tell you why.
Lanya Shapiro: DID YOU KNOW That the reasons we were given for invading the sovereign nation of Iraq have proven to be unfounded, misleading, manipulative, and down right lies?
Did you know that No weapons of mass destruction were found after almost five years, although that was the main reason we were told we needed to invade Iraq?
Did you know that our own Government does not bother to count the number of Iraqis who have died in the war?
Did you know that Some estimates conclude that as many as 600,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the U.S. Invasion and we know that over 3,000 Americans have died and countless have been injured since the invasion?
Did you know that the United Nations Secretary General declared the U.S. invasion of Iraq was illegal?
Did you know that our state, N.C., has the third most troops in Iraq of any other state?
Did you know that over 6,000 soldiers from North Carolina are on duty in Iraq and more than 23,000 are slated to deploy there in coming months?
Did you know this war cost our nation the respect and trust of people around the world, and our government has admitted to torture, cruel and inhumane punishment?
Rev. Curtis Gatewood: THEREFORE, We must continue building a massive public Movement to stop this war, bring our troops home now, take care of the sick and wounded, and beg forgiveness for what has been done in our name.
THEREFORE, we demand that our legislature debate and pass a strong resolution to be sent to the bi-partisan anti-war group in our Congressional delegation, 7 Democrats and 2 Republicans, and encourage our two Senators and the remaining 4 Representatives who are leading us into deeper quicksand to come to their senses and represent the wishes of the N.C. people.
