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US mayors have urged Congress to end the costly wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
At a gathering in Baltimore prior to the weekend, a conference of various town and city mayors called on the government to redirect money spent on wars for domestic needs.
The mayors, at their annual US Conference of Mayors, discussed a resolution for a speedy end to US military spending abroad.
Drawing attention to the human cost of the current foreign wars, they argued there were pressing domestic needs for the funds being used to extend operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was pointed out that the wars had cost $126 billion a year with more than 6,000 US soldiers killed. The mayors cited their needs for job creation, infrastructure rebuilding, aid to municipal and state governments, and an economy based upon renewable, sustainable energy. The conference involved mayors from 1,200 centres, with populations exceeding 30,000.
At a gathering in Baltimore prior to the weekend, a conference of various town and city mayors called on the government to redirect money spent on wars for domestic needs.
The mayors, at their annual US Conference of Mayors, discussed a resolution for a speedy end to US military spending abroad.
Drawing attention to the human cost of the current foreign wars, they argued there were pressing domestic needs for the funds being used to extend operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was pointed out that the wars had cost $126 billion a year with more than 6,000 US soldiers killed. The mayors cited their needs for job creation, infrastructure rebuilding, aid to municipal and state governments, and an economy based upon renewable, sustainable energy. The conference involved mayors from 1,200 centres, with populations exceeding 30,000.
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