Chicago City Council urges immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq

[struggle4progress]

By SARAH FREEMAN
Associated Press Writer

CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago on Wednesday became the nation's largest city to urge the Bush administration to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq at once.

The resolution, approved 29-9, seeks an "immediate and orderly'' withdrawal. The City Council has 50 aldermen.

Chicago joins other cities -- including San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Calif., 50 communities in Vermont and the Chicago suburb of Evanston -- in calling for the withdrawal of troops. <snip>

"It's time to call a halt to the bloodshed,'' he said. "It's time to load up the ships, load up the planes and welcome home the troops to a ticker-tape parade in New York and a ticker-tape parade in Chicago.'' <snip>

http://wvgazette.com/section/APNews/News/ap0839n

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Yippeee!!!!

I live in Chicago. This is excellent news from the Heartland. Wish that more aldermen had been there to vote, but..... :D

[struggle4progress]

2. I cheer for all the great people in your great city.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[SIU_Blue]

3. I Love My City

:yourock:

[Southsideirish]

5. Me, too. 'Hope Burton Natarus feels better (alderman collapsed after

impassioned anti-war speech.)

[yorkiemommie1]

4. wow !!!

that is great !

[RallyInDC]

6. to think, this is the same district and place of denny boy hastert....

hastert's a crook, a charlaton who doesn't serve nobody. hope fitzgerald and everyone put the kabosh on him.

people should camp out around hastert's office, surround it and smother the area until he takes a hike and a temporary "replacement" house speaker takes over his position.....getting the troops out of iraq.

[darkism]

7. Sweet home...Chicago!

:thumbsup: I love it too!

[leesa]

8. Bless you Chicago! It's long past time to bring them home.

It's lomg past time to stop persecuting the Iraqis.

[understandinglife]

9. CNN: Chicago City Council to Bush - Withdraw troops from Iraq immediately

Chicago council urges withdrawal from Iraq

Thursday, September 15, 2005; Posted: 12:32 p.m. EDT (16:32 GMT)

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Chicago on Wednesday became the nation's largest city to urge the Bush administration to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq at once.

The resolution, approved 29-9, seeks an "immediate and orderly" withdrawal. The City Council has 50 aldermen.

Chicago joins other cities -- including San Francisco, Santa Cruz, California, 50 communities in Vermont and the Chicago suburb of Evanston -- in calling for the withdrawal of troops.

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Link:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/15/chicago.iraq.ap/index.html

Leadership.


Peace.

[BlueJac]

10. People are waking up to the need to bring them home!

[hiley]

11. Leadership, yes how refreshing

peace
hiley

[barb162]

12. Good!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

13. Inch by Inch...

Hang in there soldiers, mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, family and friends...we're getting closer!