RES-7759 Expressing Support for United States Armed Forces and America's Allies in the Middle EastRESOLUTION NO. 7759
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A RESOLUTION OP THE CITY COUNCIL OP THB
CITY OP ORANGB BXPRESSING WHOLBHBARTBD
SUPPORT PaR UNITBD STATBS ARMED PORCES
AND AMERICA' S ALLIBS IN THB MIDDLE BAST.
WHEREAS, American armed forces were deployed to the Middle
East only after the army of Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait in
August 1990; and
WHEREAS, the Iraqi invaders committed horrible atrocitiesagainstthecivilianpopulationofthatsmallnation; and
WHEREAS, representatives of the United states, the unitedNationsandmanyindividualnationsentreated, cajoled andtriedtoreasonwiththeleadershipofIraqtovoluntarilyremovetheirforcesfromKuwait; and
WHEREAS, only after the United Nations Security CouncilauthorizedtheforcibleremovalofIraq's forces from Kuwaitdidmembersoftheinternationalcoalition, including theforcesoftheUnitedStatesandmanyothernationsbegin a
coordinated assault against Iraq to gain the liberation of
Kuwait; and
WHEREAS, as has often been the case in this century, a
major share of this war's effort falls upon our country to seeitthroughtoasuccessfulconClusion; and
WHBREAS, in more fundamental terms this has meant the
risking or our nation's most important resource, the lives of
our young men and women with all their vigor, talent and
aspirations; and
WHBREAS, it is sincerely wished that all of those servinginthePersianGulfareamaysoonreturnsafelytotheirhomesandthateachofthemmayhaveachancetoliveouthisorher
own American Dream.
NOW, THBREPORE, BB IT RESOLVED by the City Council of theCityofOrangetoexpresswholeheartedsupportforthe
men and women of the United states armed forces and America'salliesintheMiddleEastWar.
ADOPTED this 12th day of February, 1991.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was dulyandregularlyadoptedbytheCityCounciloftheCityofOrangeataregularmeetingthereofheldonthe12thdayofFebruary,1991, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
STEINER, BARRERA, MAYOR BEYER, COONTZ, SPURGEON
NONE
NONE
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