The Los Angeles City Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday, calling for an end to the war in Iraq.
Los Angeles has become the largest city in the nation to make such a call in the resolution passed on a 12-2 vote in the city council chamber.
"We are calling for an immediate and complete withdrawal of United States military personnel from Iraq," Councilman Bill Rosendahl said.
"Today the city of Los Angeles is sending a message loud and clear -- end the war in Iraq," he said, drawing cheers from an anti-war audience packing the council chamber.
"We have lost too many of our young men and women to this illegal and unjust war," said Rosendahl, who introduced the resolution.
Rosendahl said that among the more than 3,500 members of the military who have died in Iraq, 409 came from California, including 115 from the Los Angeles area and 25 from the city.
"Supporting our troops does not mean keeping them in Iraq," he said. "Supporting our troops means taking them out of this war and bringing them home."
Rosendahl said the expense of fighting the war has meant that more than 4.5 billion U.S. dollars in tax revenues have been diverted from Los Angeles.
"This war has diverted funds that could be used for important domestic needs that would improve the quality of life for Los Angeles residents," he said.
Source: Xinhua
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