Rally against War on the 8th Anniversary of the Iraq War

NOAC (Northeast Ohio Anti-War Coalition) Rally - 8th Anniv. of Iraq War
03/19/11 12:30PM - 2:30PM
NOAC Rally and March to Commemorate 8th Anniversary of Iraq War and Occupation

Saturday, March 19, 12:30PM
Market Square Park
Across from West Side Market,Cleveland

For more info see or contact:
Phone: 216-736-4716
Website: www.noacinfo.org
Email: noacinfo@aol.com

SHORT RALLY BEGINNING AT 12:30 PM
MARCH ON W 25TH AND AROUND WEST SIDE MARKET TO FOLLOW

8 YEARS TOO MANY
Not one more day. Not one more death. Not one more dollar.

On March 19, 2003, the Bush administration launched a "shock and awe" bombing campaign against the nation of Iraq. The rationale for the massive aerial assault was because of iron-clad, stone-cold evidence that:

* Iraq was responsible for the 9-11 tragedies,
* Iraq possessed "Weapons of Mass Destruction [WMDs]," including chemical,
biological and nuclear,
* Iraq was preparing to imminently use their WMDs against the US,
* Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were best buddies.

All the iron-clad, stone-cold evidence turned out to be hoaxes, fictions, lies.

Yet,
Thousands of deaths later...
Tens of thousands of injuries later...
Over a million Iraqi deaths later...
Hundreds of billions of dollars later...
And counting...

US troops...
US military bases and installations...
The US military intervention...
US tax dollars....

Remain.

We've become conditioned to the US military presence in Iraq. We've been told the drawdown of troops means all is improving, all is moving toward democracy, all is headed as the US military envisions it should be.

It isn't. It hasn't. Despite a change in political administrations.

It's time to bring the troops and our tax dollars home NOW!. Let the Iraqi
people determine their own future. Spend tax dollars compensating the people of Iraq for the destruction caused by the war and occupation. And shift the rest of the tax dollars improving security at home in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and Northeast Ohio.

Attend the March 19 RALLY AND MARCH. Bring a sign. Bring a friend.

People on the streets demanding democracy brought down a dictator in Egypt...and continue to pressure for democratic changes elsewhere in the Middle East. People here need to be increasingly visible demanding our majority voices be heard calling for an end to the wars and occupations and to bring our tax dollars home

Peace.