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From: Enas al Saffadi <en...@codepink.org>
Date: Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 2:50 PM
Subject: National Day of Action US Troops Out of Iraq
To: Enas al Saffadi <en...@codepink.org>
Dear commanders, friends, and colleagues,
We start this New Year of 2020, filled with hope. The only recognizable feature of hope is action! I am Enas Alsaffadi and have joined the CODEPINK team as the national Middle East Campaign Director and as the NYC coordinator. And it is time to get into action!
On Saturday, January 4th from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, join us and a growing coalition of groups at 11:00 AM to call for U.S. troops out of Iraq NOW!
What: National Day of Action US Troops Out of Iraq
When: On Saturday, January 4th from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Time Square, New York City
[Meeting Point: participants will meet at the riser steps. I will be wearing a pink scarf, join me in your own form of pink]
In response to the massive protests in Iraq following the latest U.S. aerial assault that killed scores of Iraqis, the Trump administration launched airstrikes on the Iraqi militia group that killed 25 members. The strikes violated U.S. law since they were carried out without any congressional approval. To make matters worse, the Trump administration announced it is sending 750 more troops to the Middle East and possibly another 4,000. This is in addition to the 5,200 U.S. troops already stationed in Iraq.
In the past 28 years, more than a million Iraqis have died as a consequence of U.S. occupation, bombings, and sanctions and tens of thousands of U.S. troops have either been killed or suffered life-changing wounds. The U.S. government has spent more than $3 trillion in the on-going occupation and bombing of this oil-rich country. Instead of taking the United States out of this endless war, Trump is building up U.S. forces in the region and threatening war with Iran.
Join us and our coalition partners this Saturday, January 4th to demand U.S. troops to get out of Iraq! We'll be in Time Square, New York City with our “ NO U.S. War In Iraq! Been There, Done That” signs and our message for peace!
If you cannot attend the action on Saturday, Please Contact your representatives and tell them you oppose U.S. military attacks in Iraq!
Please feel free to reach me out for any questions, concerns or insights via email at En...@codepink.org or via phone at (412) 245-8931, and I am looking forward to meeting you in person.
To learn more about what is happening in Iraq that you can’t get in Mainstream Media, Read Medea’s Piece On Iraq.
To get more involved, sign up here for the NYC CODEPINKAction Team.
In Solidarity,