'War in Iraq a War for Nothing,' West Palm Beach Mayor Says

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'War in Iraq a war for nothing,' West Palm Beach mayor says

Submitted by MikeHersh on Thu, 2007-08-02 02:32
By Leora Falk Chicago Tribune / South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com August 1, 2007

West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel joined a group of 15 local elected officials from throughout the country Tuesday to march to the White House to protest the Iraq war and later tell members of Congress that they want American troops brought home.

The delegation, carrying a packet of letters and referendums representing 300 cities, towns and states that have opposed the war in Iraq, tried to hand the package to guards at the White House, but when that failed, later gave the written protests to anti-war lawmakers on Capitol Hill.Though West Palm Beach has not voted on the war, Frankel, co-sponsor of a resolution opposing the war that was passed by the U.S. Council of Mayors, said she hopes there will be a city war vote soon.

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"There's a long history of being willing to sacrifice during wartime ... but I call this war in Iraq a war for nothing," said Frankel, a Democrat, whose son is a Marine Corps captain who served in Afghanistan. "I cannot understand ... why we went in and why we are still in there."

She cited several West Palm Beach residents who could be beneficiaries of federal aid were it not for the war: "John has Alzheimer's," she said. "Ida is so frail she's unable to cook and she's unable to shop. ... They are one of a thousand people in my community who are waiting for a federal program called Meals on Wheels. ... Imagine that, living in the United States in America, being 90 years old and waiting for food."

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[ellaydubya]

1. Not WAR, but an INVASION

I really become angry when it is called a war- we invaded this country- that is all there is to it. Well, not we, but "they", and we know who "they"is!!

[ellaydubya]

2. Punctuation

Is it "they" are or "they" is- I think it is the first choice and not what I wrote in my original post. My father would not be happy about that.

[Poiuyt]

3. What makes me mad is how Bush uses the war for political power.

He starts a war and then says, "You have to support me...we're at war!" How convenient.

[monmouth]

4. Mayor Frankel is my mayor and I like her, BUT, she is also the mayor

over Dunbar Village, the scene a few weeks ago of the horrific home invasion, rape, etc. of a mother and her son. Ms. Frankel has used funds for her "pet projects" where some of those funds could have been diverted to Dunbar, if only for security people. I'm half and half on her "war for nothing" stance. I agree about the war, but she has a big one right here in West Palm Beach she needs to address first....