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Monday, May 19, 2008

Get out, Stay out, Drive out

On Wednesday May 14, the Chicago City Council was scheduled to vote on a resolution against a US attack on Iran. This resolution was created by the No War on Iran Coalition of Chicago and was introduced by Alderman Joe Moore.

But Richard Daley, Mayor of Chicago emphatically criticized the resolution, effectively blocking the Council from proceeding, and forcing it to be tabled. Daley said such decisions should be left to the Democratic nominee for president, and that this issue being "injected" into the political campaign would harm Obama's chances. Daley 's statement

The next day President Bush gave a speech before the Israeli Knesset in which he made clear he would not negotiate with Iran. He compared anyone who tried to negotiate with Iran to a Nazi appeaser. These statements make all the more real the threat of an attack on Iran. Bush statement.

Bush's statement launched a battle between Obama and McCain to show who can be the toughest in the war on terror. Meanwhile the lives of the Iranian people hang in the balance.

The No War On Iran Coalition is determined to pass this resolution despite the vote being blocked on Wednesday. Coaliltion response here.