Montgomery County Green Party
Statement  against the so called Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Despite the courage of Iraqis who went to the polls in January, October,
and December 2005, the human, domestic, and moral costs of the wars
continue to mount and must not go unaddressed by patriotic Americans who are appalled by the continuing carnage.

4,448 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq *1  
Over 33,186 have been injured, many seriously.
Estimates of Iraqi deaths from US invasion - 1,300,000+. *2

The financial burden of the Iraq and Afgan wars since 2001 has been over

$1,297,300,798,300 !

That's One Trillion Two Hundred and Ninety Seven Billion Dollars !

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Consider the enormous good work that $45 billion dollars could have done for the citizens of our Commonwealth.

The Montco Greens call upon our elected representatives to take the following actions to support our troops and to restore real sovereignty to the people of Iraq:

1. We continue to hold our position against the war. We call for a timetable that outlines a planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and an end of the U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, which the majority of U.S. citizens oppose.

2. No U.S. military bases should be left behind so that no vestiges of the U.S. occupation remain.

3. We call upon the U.S. government and its contracted private corporations  to relinquish all control over reconstruction funds, including Iraqi ministries, new police, and security forces. This relinquishment in support of Iraqi sovereignty and reparations means termination of contracts with U.S. companies and the turning over of projects to Iraqis, while providing transparent accounting for all contracts, including all oil contracts.

4. We call for full funding for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide psychological counseling, health care, and benefits to Iraq war veterans and their families.