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Resolution to be considered by Petoskey City Council on 2/17.

Resolution In Opposition to Military Action Against Iraq:

Resolution In Opposition to Military Action Against Iraq: WHEREAS, the ultimate security of the United States is dependent on creating the conditions of life for all nations, working together cooperatively, that will eliminate poverty, injustice, inequality, environmental degradation, and other factors that breed war and terrorism; and

WHEREAS, any further military action would only inflict greater injury upon innocent people, mostly civilians, already suffering from unrelenting bombing and sanctions imposed over the last eleven years, and would certainly destroy that country’s already severely damaged infrastructure; and

WHEREAS, the Petoskey City Council has the deepest respect for those who are willing to risk their lives to protect the United States, but believes further military action against Iraq will place the lives of U.S. citizens and military personnel in jeopardy, resulting in unnecessary death and injury to them; and

WHEREAS, the twelve years of non-military sanctions against Iraq have resulted in the death of more than 500,000 children under the age of five due to inadequate water, food and medicine, according to UNICEF and other international relief organizations; and

WHEREAS, there is a spirited debate on the possibility of a war with Iraq and there is a wide range of opinions in Petoskey about the advisability and likely consequences of war with Iraq; and WHEREAS, Michigan Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, and House Representative Bart Stupak, voted against unilateral war by the United States against Iraq and have urged the United States to cooperate with the United Nations in any decision on military action against Iraq; and

WHEREAS, The city councils of Detroit, Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, Traverse City and 34 cities in other states have passed resolutions opposing unilateral preemptive war against Iraq; and WHEREAS, the City Council cannot speak for all residents but has been asked by many residents of Petoskey to speak out on this momentous issue facing our nation; and

WHEREAS, the citizens of Petoskey and its local elected officials have the constitutional right to petition the national government on this matter of grave concern to our community as part of the national and international debate now underway.

THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the City Council of Petoskey: HEREBY expresses our opposition to military action against the nation of Iraq; and

HEREBY urges the Bush administration and our federal representatives to actively support United Nations’ diplomatic efforts to support and encourage democracy and respect for human rights in Iraq. BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that the City of Petoskey urges U.S. elected officials to pursue domestic policies which promote the uses of energy which will not require the need for war.

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