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San Francisco public commenters urge ballot measure to oppose further Iraq war funding

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee · July 10, 2008
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At a Rules Committee hearing, dozens of San Franciscans urged supervisors to place a policy declaration on the Nov. 4 ballot directing U.S. representatives to oppose further funding for troop deployment in Iraq except funds for safe, orderly withdrawal, citing high economic and human costs.

Supporters of a proposed declaration of policy to oppose further funding for deployment of U.S. forces in Iraq urged the San Francisco Rules Committee to place the item on the Nov. 4 ballot.

Speakers at the committee’s public comment period included Sandra Schwartz of the American Friends Service Committee, who cited the Stiglitz study and said the Iraq war costs "$720,000,000 a day," including hidden costs such as veterans’…

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