Chico Peace and Justice Center

March 19, 2009

 On March 19, 2003, the United States launched an illegal and immoral war against the people of Iraq. For six long years, our government lied, all the while human rights and the rule of law have been disregarded, the death toll has mounted, and massive destruction has left Iraq in ruins. The war has drained our national treasury while the profits of oil companies and war profiteers have soared.

Although we are working through the Beyond War Campaign to redirect military spending to address the economic crisis, we stopped our work, lit a candle, and remembered those that have been killed, wounded, dislocated and lost loved ones to this war.