 Hi, I'm Joe Moore. I'm Alderman of the 49th Ward in Chicago. And I was the sponsor of the resolution that the Chicago City Council passed in the days leading up to George Bush's invasion of Iraq, opposing a preemptive attack on the nation of Iraq. I did that at the prompting of a number of anti-war activists who knew me and we were friends. And they asked me to sponsor this resolution. And I was absolutely committed to doing so. Now, there were some criticism of me for doing it because they thought, well, as a member of the Chicago City Council, you should spend all your time worrying about filling potholes and making sure the garbage is picked up and the street lights are turned on. But I had a much broader view. I think I thought that this was of critical importance, not only to federal officials, but to us local officials as well, because it was going to be our sons and daughters that were going to be called upon to fight this war. It threatened to divert billions of dollars from much-needed projects and programs and infrastructure improvements here in my district and throughout the city of Chicago and cities across the nation. So I felt it was not only appropriate, but our duty to speak out on this important national issue. And so I was able to convince my mayor and 48 out of my 49 colleagues to sponsor the resolution and to get it passed through the City Council, putting Chicago on the map as being against a preemptive invasion of the nation of Iraq. At the time, Chicago was the first large city to do so. And I think it was because of our leadership here in Chicago that convinced other large cities across the nation, and small and medium cities as well, to also join the Cities for Peace movement and speak out against Bush's invasion of Iraq. Tragically, we were ignored by the White House and the consequences of that ill-advised military adventure live with us to this day. But again, we were on the right side of history and I'm glad you have been a part of it.