By Izakhamuzi Zomphakathi, November 18, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC — Idale leSenate laseMelika likhangelelwe kuliviki ukuthi licubungule umthetho weNational Defence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA) ozagunyaza izigidigidi ezingamakhulu ayisitshiyagalolunye zamadola-$780 billion ekusetshenzisweni kwezempi. USenamantha wase-US u-Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) wethule isichibiyelo sokwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwemali nakakhulu ngokubheka enye imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-25 zamaRandi kusabelomali sezempi. I-NDAA isivele ifaka imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-25 zamaRandi ngaphezu kwezinga elicelwe nguMongameli uJoe Biden. Ngokuphambene, uSen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wase-US uhlongoze ukuchitshiyelwa ukuze kususwe ukwenyuka nokubuyisela isabelomali sezempi sibuyele ezingeni elicelwe yi-Biden.
Ukuphendula, izinhlangano eziholayo zomphakathi zisigxekile isiphakamiso sikaWicker futhi zanxusa amalungu ephalamende ukuthi asekele ukuchitshiyelwa kokusika kwamaSanders:
“Ukuzama ukufaka enye imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-50 zamaRandi, uxhaso olungaphezulu kwalokho olucelwe yi-ejensi ngokwayo, kwisabelomali sePentagon esesivele siyingxenye yesithathu yamadola ayizigidigidi kuyihlazo, akuthetheleleki futhi kuyabangela amahloni. ICongress kumele imelane nezidingo zenhlangano yezempi nezimboni, futhi esikhundleni salokho ilalele izingcingo zokutshala amadola abakhokhi bentela ezidingweni zangempela zabantu njengokweseka ukukhiqizwa kokugomela umhlaba wonke kwe-COVID-19, ukwandisa ukufinyelela kwezokunakekelwa kwempilo, kanye nokuxhasa ngezimali izinhlelo zobulungiswa besimo sezulu. ”
- I-Savannah Wooten, #PeopleOverPentagon Umdidiyeli Womkhankaso, Isakhamuzi Somphakathi
“Njengoba lolu bhubhane lubhebhetheka, njengoba uqhekeko phakathi kwabacebile nabampofu lukhula, njengoba usongo olukhona lwenkinga yesimo sezulu lusondela, iSenethi lilungiselela ukusebenzisa imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu zamaRandi libhebhethekisa ukuluthwa kwalo ukufudumala. Isiphakamiso sikaSenator Wicker sokwengeza amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-25 phezu kwalesi sabelomali esesivele sinenhlamba singase sijabulise abagqugquzeli bemboni yezikhali, kodwa sishiya abantu bansuku zonke ngaphandle emakhazeni. Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi silungise izinto eziza kuqala kubhajethi yethu ephukile, futhi siqale ukubeka izidingo zabantu phezu kokuhaha kwePentagon - futhi iSenethi ingaqala ngokuphasisa isichibiyelo sikaSenator Sanders ukuze sinciphise isabelomali esiphezulu okungenani ngo-10%.
- U-Erica Fein, Umqondisi Omkhulu waseWashington eWin Without War
“Sinesabelomali esanele sezempi esilokhu sikhula sivela kubenzi bomthetho abangeke basekele izinto eziyisisekelo njengengqalasizinda, imfundo yezingane ezincane, nokunakekelwa kwamazinyo kwabadala bethu. Ukuchitshiyelwa kwe-Wicker kuyihlazo lokuthatha amanye ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-25, ngaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama-37 zamaRandi abaphathi kanye neCongress asebangezele kwisabelomali sezempi. Kodwa kukhona enye inketho. Ukunciphisa okuhlongozwayo kukaSenator Sanders kuzoqala ukubeka imingcele ekusetshenzisweni kwePentagon okokuqala ngqa eminyakeni. ”
– Lindsay Koshgarian, Umqondisi Wohlelo, Iphrojekthi Kazwelonke Ebalulekile Esikhungweni Sezifundo Zenqubomgomo
"Asikho isizathu sokuthi iCongress iqhubeke nokwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwezikhali nempi ngenkathi inqamula ukutshalwa kwezimali okungaba khona ezidingweni zabantu. I-FCNL iyazamukela izichibiyelo ezihlose ukuqinisa leli phethini eliyingozi lokumosha imali kwePentagon. "
- Allen Hester, Ummeleli Wezomthetho Ngokuchithwa Kwezikhali Zenuzi kanye Nokuchithwa Kwe-Pentagon, Ikomidi Labangane Lomthetho Kazwelonke
“USenator Sanders kufanele ashayelwe ihlombe ngokumemezela uhlelo lwakhe lokungavoteli lo mthethosivivinywa omkhulu, into engenziwanga nelilodwa ilungu leNdlu. Esikhundleni sokunye ukwanda kweCongress noma ukwanda kwangaphambilini kweCongress noma okwangaphambi kwalokho yi-White House, sidinga kakhulu ukwehla okukhulu kwezindleko zezempi, ukutshalwa kwezimali ezidingweni zabantu nezemvelo, ukuguqulwa kwezomnotho kwabasebenzi ezimbonini zempi, kanye isiqalo emjahweni wokuhlehla wezikhali.”
- UDavid Swanson, Umqondisi ophakeme, World BEYOND War
"AmaSenator asevele enyuse izinga lezokuvikela ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-25 ekuqaleni konyaka, ephikisana nesicelo sezikhulu eziphezulu ezingaphansi koMnyango Wezokuvikela. Babengakhetha ukuqondisa leyo $25 billion ezikhungweni zemikhumbi yemikhumbi, futhi abazange. Abenzi bomthetho akufanele bengeze enye imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-25 kwisabelomali sezokuvikela ngesikhathi senkulumompikiswano ye-NDAA. I-SHIPYARD Act ikakhulukazi ayinasibopho, futhi izonikeza i-Navy ibhodwe lemali elikhulu ngokuziphendulela okuncane kanye nokwengamela ukuthi imali isetshenziswa kanjani. Amadola abakhokhintela asengozini ngalesi siphakamiso.”
- Andrew Lautz, Umqondisi Wenqubomgomo Yombuso, Inyunyana Kazwelonke Yabakhokhi Bentela
"Singacabanga kanjani ngokunikeza isamba salo bukhulu kuPentagon lapho izwe lethu libhekene nezinselelo ezinzima mayelana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, ingcindezelo yobuhlanga, ukukhula kokungalingani kwezomnotho kanye nobhubhane oluqhubekayo? Siyazi ukuthi ingxenye enkulu yale mali izogcina igcinwe esikhwameni sabakhiqizi nabathengisi bezikhali lapho ingeke inikele ngalutho ekuvikelekeni kwezwe lethu noma ukuthula komhlaba.”
- UDadewethu uKaren Donahue, RSM, Odade Besihe beThimba Lezobulungiswa laseMelika
“Ngemva kwesonto nje izishoshovu zesimo sezulu nokuthula zihlangene eGlasgow zifuna ukuthi abaholi bomhlaba wonke bathathe izinyathelo eziqinile zesimo sezulu ngokulinganisa ukukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa kwezempi, amaSenenja ethu acabanga ukugunyaza isabelomali sePentagon esifinyelela ku- $ 800 billion. Esikhundleni sokuthatha ngokungathi sína isimo esiphuthumayo esiqhubekayo sezulu, i-US isebenzisa usongo lokushintsha kwesimo sezulu ukuze ivumele ukusetshenziswa kwemali okwengeziwe ePentagon, enendawo enkulu yekhabhoni negesi ebamba ukushisa kunoma iyiphi inhlangano emhlabeni. Ukwengeza uphethiloli kulo mlilo oyingozi, lokhu kunyuka kwezigidigidi ezingama- $ 60+ ekusetshenzisweni kwezempi kuzonyusa kakhulu impi ehlanganisiwe yase-United States e-China, futhi ngokwenza lokho, imizamo yokucekela phansi yokubambisana neChina ezinkingeni ezikhona ezifana nokwanda kwezikhali zenuzi kanye nokunciphisa ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu. .”
- UCarley Towne, U-CODEPINK Umqondisi Kazwelonke
“Sekusele isikhathi eside ukuthi iPentagon iphendule ngokumosha kwayo okukhulu, ukukhwabanisa nokuhlukumeza. Ngokokuqala ngqa emashumini eminyaka, i-US iphumile empini, kanti nokho iCongress iyaqhubeka nokukhuphula isabelomali sePentagon, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi i-Pentagon iyaqhubeka nokuhluleka ukuphumelela ukuhlolwa. Njengoba imiphakathi yethu izabalazela ukuziphilisa, abakhiqizi bezikhali nosonkontileka bezempi baya ngokuya beceba. Sinxusa iCongress ukuthi yenqabe imizamo yokwenyusa isabelomali sezempi ngaphezu kwesicelo sikaMongameli Biden, futhi esikhundleni salokho yeseke izindlela zokuqinisa ukulawulwa kwesabelomali sePentagon. "
- UMac Hamilton, Umqondisi Wokumela Isenzo Sabesifazane Sezikhombisi-ndlela Ezintsha (WAND).
“Ukusetshenziswa kwemali kwezempi akusalawuleki, kuyilapho inqwaba yezidingo zasekhaya ingahlangatshezwana nayo. Isitimela esibalekayo sePentagon largesse siyamosha futhi siyacekela phansi. USanders uzama ukuletha ingqondo esimweni esingaguquki. ”
- UNorman Solomon, Umqondisi Kazwelonke, RootsAction.org
“Njengoba iSenethi lixoxa nge-NDAA, kunesidingo esiphuthumayo sokunqanyulwa kwesabelomali sePentagon esikhukhumele. Okubalulekile kwesizwe sethu, njengoba kuvezwe kusabelomali sombuso, kubekwe endaweni engafanele kakhulu. Sidinga ukudalula indima yosonkontileka bezempi abazimele, namaqembu amakhulu abagqugquzeli, abahlomula enanini elihlazisayo lengcebo yesizwe sakithi echithwe ezinhlelweni zezikhali. Esikhundleni salokho, sidinga ukuphinda sithole ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba “namandla” njengezwe, futhi sishintshe izinsiza ukuze siphendule izinsongo ezikhona zokuguquka kwesimo sezulu, ukungalingani kanye nobhubhane.”
- UJohnny Zokovitch, Umqondisi Omkhulu, u-Pax Christi USA
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