US Mayors Call for End to Wars and Nuclear Weapons

Photo:  Some of the nation's mayors gather for a press conference in downtown Oklahoma City.

Photo from the website of an Oklahoma TV channel.

Last month, the mayors of major US cities held a conference.  They voted to adopt two resolutions:  for the drawdown of US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and the abolition of nuclear weapons.  These resolutions also called for the money spent on these activities to be spent on the needs of Americans and American cities.  The resolution on nuclear abolition was unanimous.  This group of mayors represents all US cities that have more than 30,000 residents.