To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
No war with Iran
Please back President Obama's diplomatic approach to Iran. Now is not the time to undermine negotiations with calls for increased sanctions or unrealistic demands for a final deal. Don't lead us down a path that could lead to another senseless war in the Middle East.
Why is this important?
Breaking news: Yesterday a major Democratic donor said he believed that “the daylights should be bombed out of Iran (1). ” This isn’t the first time major donors have been pushing representatives to take us down another senseless war with the Middle East.
We need to be sure that the newly elected Congress knows that voters overwhelming support diplomacy and don’t want to see a war with Iran. If we stay silent, the only voice these new members of Congress will hear will be coming from the side that wants to escalate the conflict in the Middle East.
Diplomacy with Iran is working. The interim agreement with Iran has ensured that the international community has daily access to nuclear sites. It has also rolled back Iran’s nuclear capability (2). Iraq and Afghanistan have clearly shown that war only achieves more instability and gives oxygen to extremist groups.
Our voices are crucial and powerful in moments like this. It was because of the actions of every day people like you that Congress did not undermine the process of diplomat and negotiations. Your voices stopped Congress from increasing sanctions again Iran at a very sensitive time. The negotiations teams has accomplished much (3). We have to keep going. We cannot give up when we are so close to a peaceful resolution with Iran. We have to stand up for peace and to ensure that every member of congress knows that we, the people, don’t want to see war with Iran.
1) Major Democratic Donor: Israel Should “Bomb The Daylights” Out Of Iran, BuzzFeed, November 9.
2)Iran agrees to daily inspections as it reaches interim nuclear deal with world powers, Indapendant.co.uk, January 13.
3)New IAEA Report Shows Iran Complying With Nuclear Agreement, February 20.
We need to be sure that the newly elected Congress knows that voters overwhelming support diplomacy and don’t want to see a war with Iran. If we stay silent, the only voice these new members of Congress will hear will be coming from the side that wants to escalate the conflict in the Middle East.
Diplomacy with Iran is working. The interim agreement with Iran has ensured that the international community has daily access to nuclear sites. It has also rolled back Iran’s nuclear capability (2). Iraq and Afghanistan have clearly shown that war only achieves more instability and gives oxygen to extremist groups.
Our voices are crucial and powerful in moments like this. It was because of the actions of every day people like you that Congress did not undermine the process of diplomat and negotiations. Your voices stopped Congress from increasing sanctions again Iran at a very sensitive time. The negotiations teams has accomplished much (3). We have to keep going. We cannot give up when we are so close to a peaceful resolution with Iran. We have to stand up for peace and to ensure that every member of congress knows that we, the people, don’t want to see war with Iran.
1) Major Democratic Donor: Israel Should “Bomb The Daylights” Out Of Iran, BuzzFeed, November 9.
2)Iran agrees to daily inspections as it reaches interim nuclear deal with world powers, Indapendant.co.uk, January 13.
3)New IAEA Report Shows Iran Complying With Nuclear Agreement, February 20.