Thursday, July 28, 2005

Labor calls for Iraq pullout

The largest US labor federation has called for the rapid return of US troops from
Iraq.

It was the first time in the federation's 50-year history that the AFL-CIO has taken a position squarely opposing US foreign policy or military action.

"An unending military presence will waste lives and resources, undermine our nation's security and weaken our military," the AFL-CIO stated in a resolution adopted at the federation's convention in Chicago Thursday.

The resolution called for proper equipment to protect the troops, an expansion of veterans benefits and "a commitment to bring them home rapidly."

The federation, which has nearly 11 million members, also blasted President George Bush for misleading the public.

  Yahoo News article

By the way, the AFL-CIO is apparently having some internal problems of its own. Splitting in two seems to be a major theme in the world these days.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.

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