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NJ Coalition to Bring the Troops Home Now

The NJ Coalition to Bring the Troops Home Now brings together local groups in New Jersey that oppose the war in Iraq to carry out joint activities and campaigns. Our aim is to intensify peace activity and to bring the Iraq war to an end – the sooner the better.

If you would like to support our campaigns, please send your contributions to the following address:

NJ Coalition to Bring the Troops Home Now
76 North Fullerton Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042

 

Why NOW!

Since March 2003, almost 4,000 US troops have lost their lives in Iraq. Many thousands more have been wounded, and they will carry the cost of this war with them for the rest of their lives. The men and women of our armed services have sacrificed and continue to sacrifice because they believe it is their duty to us and to our country.

Not only Americans are paying a terrible price for this illegal and immoral war. Hundreds of thousands, perhaps more than a million, Iraqis have died in the more than four years since the invasion. The present state of violence and lawlessness in Iraq is the direct result of the U.S. occupation. The continued presence of U.S. troops only makes the situation worse. The vast majority of Iraqis want the U.S. to leave. It is time for us to do so.

We, the American public, must now do our duty as citizens and oppose this unjust war. Empty talk of “staying the course,” or waiting to see if the escalation works is a betrayal of our responsibility to the troops, to our country and to the people of Iraq.

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