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Butte City Council Peace Resolution |
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BUTTE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION No. __
A RESOLUTION URGING THE CESSATION OF WAR AND COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, THE RETURN OF AMERICAN TROOPS AND FULL FUNDING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AMERICA'S VETERANS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the Butte Silver Bow City-County Council supports the more than one million brave men and women deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001, honors the memory of those who have lost their lives in the war, those who have survived with devastating injuries, and supports the families who have lost their loved ones; and
WHEREAS, the war in Iraq, now in its fifth year has caused the deaths of more than 3,236 U.S . Service People and an estimated 600,000 Iraqis; the psychological wounding and disabling of more than 23,417 American service people and of hundreds of thousands Iraqis and the destruction of the homes, communities, and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis; and
WHEREAS, the funds spent by Butte-Silver Bow tax payers on the war and
occupation in Iraq alone equals more than $21,860,048 and which could have provided enough money for 13,089 children to have a years worth of health insurance; provided enough money for 2895 children to utilize Head Start for one year; hire 378 additional school teachers; built 196 housing units; or provided more than 1059 four-year college scholarships at public universities, according to the National Priorities Project; and
WHEREAS, nearly three-hundred similar resolutions have been enacted and
registered by local governments throughout the country; and
WHEREAS, it is the duty of the Council of Commissioners of Butte-Silver Bow to act on behalf and in the best interests of the citizens of Butte-Silver Bow; and
WHEREAS, the Council of Commissioners of Butte-Silver Bow is empowered
to make such resolutions as may be necessary for the preservation of health, welfare, peace and order.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF BUTTE-SILVER BOW, STATE OF MONTANA, THAT THE CITY-COUNTY OF BUTTE-SILVER BOW URGES THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO:
SECTION 1: Implement a plan for the orderly, rapid, and comprehensive
withdrawal of United States military personnel from Iraq; establishing a
plan for the ongoing transition of responsibility for internal security
activities to the military forces of the Iraqi Government; and
SECTION 2: Support our troops by ensuring that returning veterans
receive compensation and care, including full mental and physical
health, education, disability, and rehabilitation benefits; and
SECTION 3: Provide the people of Iraq with appropriate non-military aid
as shall be necessary for the security of Iraq's citizens and for the
rebuilding of Iraq; pursuing security and stability in Iraq through
diplomacy; and
SECTION 4: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
forwarded immediately subsequent to passage to George W. Bush, President
of the United States, Senator Max Baucus, Senator Jon Tester,
Congressman Denny Rehbert, and Butte-Silver Bow's elected
representatives to the Montana State House and Senate.
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