Tuesday, June 25th, July 2nd & July 9th
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Federal Plaza
50 W. Adams
No U.S. Intervention
No U.S. Weapons
Stop Plans for a No Fly Zone
Most people in the U.S. oppose intervention in Syria, but
step by step, U.S. military involvement grows.
The No Fly Zone the Pentagon wants would cost $50 million a day. Our government is investing in endless war,
while Chicago is closing schools and can’t afford a trauma center for hundreds
of thousands of people on the South Side.
The Obama administration has announced they will supply arms
directly to the Supreme Military Council of Syria, a group brought into existence by the U.S. last year.
The Pentagon has proposed following this up with the creation of a No
Fly Zone. The Anti-War Committee of
Chicago opposes these measures, which would only escalate the conflict in Syria, which has already resulted in 93,000 deaths, according to the UN.
Our responsibility in the U.S., as members of the anti-war movement here, is to oppose and stop all current and new U.S. wars.
Obama says that arming the rebels is justified because the
Syrian government used chemical weapons against them. Like George W. Bush’s claim of “weapons of
mass destruction” in Iraq, this is a lie.
The truth is that the U.S., with its NATO and Gulf
States allies, is intervening in Syria to again violate the sovereignty
of an independent Arab state that will not do its bidding.
There is no such thing as "humanitarian intervention" from the U.S. The U.S. government does not care about the Syrian people--neither
those who support Assad nor any others. U.S. intervention is meant to
uphold and strengthen its empire. We're not exporting healthcare and
education; we're exporting weapons and more destruction. We do not want another U.S. war against an Arab or Muslim country. That's why we speak out.
We have to speak out.
Join us in protest.
