As a military conflict in Syria seems imminent, Arab-Americans in Dearborn are urging the U.S. to choose peace.
More than 60 representatives from area mosques and Arab organizations gathered in Dearborn Wednesday to establish a cohesive response to the what seems to be the U.S.'s intent to attack Syria.
A demonstration urging President Baack Obama to refrain from military action is planned outside Dearborn City Hall at 6 p.m. Thursday.
The issue is especially personal in Dearborn where nearly 42 percent of the city's population is of Arab heritage, based on 2010 U.S. Census data.
The opponents of military intervention call strikes on Syria a "destructive adventure" and urge Obama "not to repeat his predecessors'"mistakes and warmongering."
"Obama's recent approach to the Syrian civil war is a striking reminder of George W. Bush's failing approach to Iraq, which led to the immoral, still-unjustified invasion of the country in 2003," the collective statement says. "The war on Iraq has killed over one million people, displaced millions and left the country broken, divided and prone to violence that continues to destroy and devastate Iraqi lives today.
"It also has inflicted severe consequences on our nation's standing and credibility in the world, killed and wounded thousands of our soldiers and driven our economy to the brink of bankruptcy."
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OFFICIAL SITE http://www.mecawi.org/demonstration-to-oppose-u-s-war-on-syria-thurs-aug-29-6-pm-dearborn/
COVERAGE OF PROTEST
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