Watch Important Video of Tuesday's Los Angeles City Council Meeting on
Bill Rosendahl's Resolution To End Iraq War - It Passed 12 Votes to 2.
View the video at link below. Use the dropdown menu under the screen &
go to item #19.
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I found this video very much worth watching. Many thanks to the people
speaking in favor of Bill Rosendahl's Resolution to End the War in Iraq.
Some of them were: Tim Goodrich, Maricela Guzman, Jodi Evans, Ceil
Sorensen, Clay Claiborne, Peter Thottam, Francis Wells, Michael Lindley
& Lillian Laskin. City Council member Joyce Hahn was very powerful and
articulate in her statement to vote to end the war now. Many thanks to
Bill Rosendahl for making this happen. I would suggest calling or
emailing Bill Rosendahl and thanking him for this.
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Phone: City Hall - (213) 473-7011 - Westchester- (310) 568-8772 - West
LA District Office - (310) 575-8461
Frank Dorrel
Here is the Voting Results:
Voted YES!
ERIC GARCETTI, Thirteenth District
WENDY GREUEL, Second District
JAN PERRY, Ninth District
ED P. REYES, First District
TOM LABONGE, Fourth District
JACK WEISS, Fifth District
TONY CARDENAS, Sixth District
RICHARD ALARCON, Seventh District
BERNARD C. PARKS, Eighth District
HERB J. WESSON, JR., Tenth District
BILL ROSENDAHL, Eleventh District
JANICE HAHN, 15th District
Voted NO!
DENNIS P. ZINE, Third District
GREIG SMITH, Twelfth District
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City Hall (213) 473-7011 West LA (310) 575-8461 Westchester (310)
568-8772
For Immediate Release
October 16, 2007
Contact:
Safiya Jones, (213) 473-7011 (office) (213) 400-1142 (cell)
ROSENDAHL CALLS FOR THE END OF THE WAR IN IRAQ
LOS ANGELES- In an effort to end an unjust war and redirect much-needed
funding for domestic needs, Councilmember Rosendahl and his council
colleagues today called for the immediate and complete withdrawal of
United States military personnel from Iraq.
The Los Angeles City Council voted, 12-2, to support a resolution
calling for the end of the war in Iraq.
Rosendahl, who introduced the resolution, said the vote sent a very
clear message to the federal government that the City of Los Angeles
wanted troops and resources returned to the United States.
"We have lost too many of our young men and women to this war,"
Rosendahl said. "Supporting our troops means taking them out of this war
and bringing them home."
The resolution urged the federal government to redirect financial
resources used for the war in order to address neglected domestic needs
including healthcare, education, mass transit, infrastructure and
homeland security.
"This war has diverted funding that could improve the quality of life
for Los Angeles residents," Rosendahl said. "Our city is in tremendous
need of mass transit, affordable housing, and improved infrastructure,
and should not have to forego federal dollars because of an unjust war."
Several community groups turned out to voice opposition to the war and
called for war funding to be redirected to city priorities. Many
applauded Rosendahl's efforts to bring the resolution forward.
"We're thrilled with the results of the vote. We want to thank
Councilmember Rosendahl for bringing our resolution forward, making Los
Angeles the largest city in the U.S. to speak out against the war, "
Brian Joseph, Coordinator, End the War LA. "This sends a really strong
message to Washington that the people are being affected locally, and
they demand an end to this illegal war."
The resolution also urged the federal government to provide medical,
psychological, financial, and educational assistance for war veterans.
Since the start of the war, more than 3,500 members of the United States
Armed Forces have been killed and more than 25,300 have been wounded.
Approximately, 409 soldiers from California have been killed in Iraq.
This includes 115 soldiers from the Los Angeles area and 25 soldiers
from the city of Los Angeles, of whom 18 were under the age of 24 years
old.
Rosendahl, a Vietnam-era army veteran, said that war veterans deserved
to receive comprehensive assistance from the federal government.
"Our soldiers have served with honor and distinction in an unnecessary
war," Rosendahl said. "Those who return home should be given the best
care we can provide."
The United States is currently spending $2 billion per week to occupy
Iraq. More than $4.5 billion in tax revenues have been diverted from Los
Angeles to support the war and the subsequent occupation of Iraq.
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