To: Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Sen. Richard Durbin (IL-1), and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (IL-2)
President Obama: Thank you for pursuing peace with Iran
Just Foreign Policy
Thank you, President Obama, for investing in a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear program—and for committing to peace, not war, as a preferred course of action. We call on Congress to stand with you in this effort
Why is this important?
President Obama has announced that the U.S., Iran, and the international community have reached a historic agreement to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, hopefully putting us on a path to ending decades of hostility. Unfortunately, war hawks in Congress are committed to undermining diplomacy. Over the next 60 days, we're going to have to campaign hard to make sure Congress doesn't squander this opportunity.
The president promised "aggressive, principled diplomacy," with Iran when he campaigned for president in the 2008 primary and general election. Now that he's shown that diplomacy can work, we need to show that the American people stand with him and will do everything in their power to give this agreement a chance to succeed and become a model for resolving other conflicts. But with opponents of diplomacy about to go all out to stop this, we have to be out there right away, visibly and loudly.
The president promised "aggressive, principled diplomacy," with Iran when he campaigned for president in the 2008 primary and general election. Now that he's shown that diplomacy can work, we need to show that the American people stand with him and will do everything in their power to give this agreement a chance to succeed and become a model for resolving other conflicts. But with opponents of diplomacy about to go all out to stop this, we have to be out there right away, visibly and loudly.