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Statement on War with Iraq March 24, 2003 It is with great shock and sadness that Consistent Life witnessed the recent United States' invasion of Iraq and the subsequent deaths of scores of innocent civilians. Led by a president who purports to be pro-life, US troops have invaded a sovereign nation already devastated by the 1991 Gulf war during which it was "bombed back to the stone age," followed by 12 years of economic |
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| sanctions which have left Iraq's people hungry and sick. We are especially saddened that a professed pro-life position, with its insight that killing people is not a good way to solve problems, has not been more influential in stopping this war. There is a terrible inconsistency in opposing the killing of unborn children and then taking actions which will directly, albeit unintentionally, kill Iraqi children. We had hoped the US Government would listen to the voices of reason worldwide urging the US to use diplomacy to resolve the problems in Iraq instead of leading a preemptive strike in defiance of global public opinion. The US cannot continue this reign of terror. Empires don't last forever. Consistent Life calls on the US Government to immediately cease its attack on Iraq and to begin to make reparations for the damage it has wreaked upon the country and its people. We call on the international community, with backing from the United Nations, to continue to demand that the US operate within its dictates. As the world's lone Superpower, the US should lead humanity to peace - not be a global bully. Peace cannot come from bombing innocent people. Peace can only come by promoting justice for all people. Nuclear weapons proliferation is bringing humanity to the brink of unimaginable horror, yet the US has threatened to use those weapons of mass destruction first in this war. While hunger and poverty abound, the US spends more than $1 billion per day on the military - with additional billions being spent on this war. If we believe in the words of the US Constitution "that all (people) are created equal," we must begin now to seek nonviolent solutions to international conflicts. |
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