UE Local 221

U.S. Labor Against the War, of which UE is a founding member, released a statement today condemning President Trump’s warmongering in the Middle East and calling for “immediate, unconditional withdrawal from Iraq and no catastrophic war with Iran.”

“We shouldn’t have been in Iraq in the first place,” said UE General President Carl Rosen. “The Iraq war was a mistake, and for the sake of working people in the U.S., Iraq and Iran we need to bring our troops home now.”

The USLAW statement concludes:

“What will strengthen the security and safety of the American people, and serve our real national interests, will be moving the funds stolen by the corporate elite behind the Pentagon and war machine toward creating stable living wage jobs. These funds can provide universal healthcare, rebuild our schools, support students instead of encumbering them with debt, rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, help homeowners and renters instead of banks, and reduce our carbon footprint by creating alternative sustainable sources of energy to slow the process of global warming. These are our demands, and this is what true security requires – not more bombs, military interventions, and sanctions that cripple entire economies.”

Actions will take place in cities across the country tomorrow (Saturday, January 4th) as part of a National Day of Action calling for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq: https://www.codepink.org/01042020

Read the full USLAW statement here: https://uslaboragainstwar.org/2020/01/03/labor-says-no-war-on-iran-us-out-of-iraq/