Pax-salon Mailing List: Fwd: Extremely Urgent: Call Senators to Oppose Iran War Resolution

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From Coleen Rowley.  Hope you can do it.  patty

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> From: "Rowley Clan" <rowleyclan [at] earthlink.net>
> Date: March 1, 2012 3:47:02 PM CST
> To: <rowleyclan [at] earthlink.net>
> Subject: FW: Extremely Urgent: Call Senators to Oppose Iran War Resolution
> Reply-To: <rowleyclan [at] earthlink.net>
> 
> Next week, your senators could be asked to vote on dangerous legislation that 
> increases the risk of war with Iran. Please call your senators TODAY using 
> FCNL's special toll free number
> 
> 855-68 NO WAR ( 855-686-6927 )
> 
> and urge them to oppose Senate Resolution 380, the Casey-Graham-Lieberman 
> resolution. 
> 
> When you call, you will need to ask to be connected to your senators' 
> offices. You can look up their names here. Here are talking points you can 
> use.
> 
> My name is _______ and I'm calling from _________
> I'm asking that Senator _______  vote "no" on Senate Resolution 380,  because 
> it will increase the chances of a U.S. war with Iran.  I also ask that 
> Senator _____ speak out publically against this resolution on the Senate 
> floor.
> Thank you.
> 
> Why Is This Resolution Dangerous?
> 
> It undermines diplomacy. As tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate, 
> Congress should be supporting the vigorous pursuit of all diplomatic options 
> available to resolve the crisis and avert a war. Instead, S. Res. 380 puts 
> U.S. negotiators under intense political pressure, undercutting their ability 
> to reach a diplomatic solution, which heightens the potential war.
> It is a disguised effort to allow for a war with Iran. S. Res. 380 
> effectively calls for a military attack on Iran when Iran when it reaches 
> "nuclear weapons capability."
> Find out more about this resolution.
> 
> 
> Who Agrees?
> 
> National security and nonproliferation experts have warned against this 
> resolution:
> 
> Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff for Secretary of State Colin 
> Powell: "This resolution…is effectively a thinly-disguised effort to bless 
> war."
> Colin Kahl, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East: 
> "I think that all of us in this town need to be very careful of taking 
> positions… that box in our negotiators from being able to find a diplomatic 
> solution....That's what concerns me about the resolution."
> Sen. Dianne Feinstein (CA), Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee: "I 
> think diplomacy should have an opportunity to work without getting involved 
> in political discussions about a resolution."
> See who else is opposing this resolution
> 
>  
> 
> Why Is it Critical for YOU to Call Now?
> 
> Your senators are under intense pressure to support this resolution. This 
> weekend, thousands of people across the country and in Washington will be 
> lobbying for this legislation as part of the American Israel Public Affairs 
> Council's annual policy conference. Senators need to hear that diplomacy with 
> Iran is the best way to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran and support long-term 
> peace and security for all people in the Middle East, including Israel.
> 
> Senators could vote on this resolution on the Senate floor as early as next 
> week. Please make sure your senators know that many of their constituents 
> oppose this dangerous resolution.
> 
>  
> 
> Please Spread the Word
> 
> Senate offices need to hear from you and others in your community this week 
> and early next week. After you make your call, please
> 
> Forward this email to 5 of your friends and ask them to call, or send to your 
> community email list.
> Take this email to your meeting, church, or other group this weekend and ask 
> people to call on Monday or Tuesday next week. Bring copies of this email or 
> make cards with the phone number on it so you can pass them out.
> Post this status update on Facebook: "Say no to war with Iran: Senators will 
> soon vote on dangerous legislation that increases the risk of war. Call your 
> senators today at 1-855-68 NO WAR (1-855-686-6927) and urge them to oppose 
> Senate Resolution 380. Find out more: fcnl.org/action/alert/2012/0301
> Tweet the phone number to your followers.
> Sincerely,
> The Rev. Robert Moore
> 
> Executive Director
> Coalition for Peace Action &
> Peace Action Education Fund
> 40 Witherspoon St.
> Princeton, NJ 08542
> (609) 924-5022 Phone
> cfpa [at] peacecoalition.org 
> www.peacecoalition.org 
>  
> From: Coalition for Peace Action [mailto:cfpa [at] peacecoalition.org] 
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 3:33 PM
> To: rowleyclan [at] earthlink.net
> Subject: Extremely Urgent: Call Senators to Oppose Iran War Resolution
>  
> Coalition For Peace Action
> Over 30 Years of Peacemaking
> 40 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey, 08542-3208
> Telephone: (609) 924-5022 
> cfpa [at] peacecoalition.org   www.peacecoalition.org
> Extremely Urgent
> Call Senators to Oppose Iran War
> 
> 
> I have just received the Alert below from Friends Committee on National 
> Legislation (FCNL). We normally try to not send E-alerts too close together, 
> especially not two in the same day, to avoid overloading your inbox.
> But this is so urgent I'm making an exception.The       resolution described 
> below is very troubling and would put pressure on President Obama to tilt 
> toward military action against Iran. So please use the toll-free number (that 
> helps us track how many calls are being made) to call your two US Senators 
> via the Capitol Switchboard. The vote could be as soon as next week!
> If you don't know who your US Senators are, or want to visit their web site 
> to find their direct line, click here and then select your state in the 
> pulldown menu on Find Your Senators in the upper right.
> Next week, your senators could be asked to vote on dangerous legislation that 
> increases the risk of war with Iran. Please call your senators TODAY using 
> FCNL's special toll free number
> 
> 855-68 NO WAR ( 855-686-6927 )
> 
> and urge them to oppose Senate Resolution 380, the Casey-Graham-Lieberman 
> resolution. 
> 
> When you call, you will need to ask to be connected to your senators' 
> offices. You can look up their names here. Here are talking points you can 
> use.
> 
> My name is _______ and I'm calling from _________
> I'm asking that Senator _______  vote "no" on Senate Resolution 380,  because 
> it will increase the chances of a U.S. war with Iran.  I also ask that 
> Senator _____ speak out publically against this resolution on the Senate 
> floor.
> Thank you.
> 
> Why Is This Resolution Dangerous?
> 
> It undermines diplomacy. As tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate, 
> Congress should be supporting the vigorous pursuit of all diplomatic options 
> available to resolve the crisis and avert a war. Instead, S. Res. 380 puts 
> U.S. negotiators under intense political pressure, undercutting their ability 
> to reach a diplomatic solution, which heightens the potential war.
> It is a disguised effort to allow for a war with Iran. S. Res. 380 
> effectively calls for a military attack on Iran when Iran when it reaches 
> "nuclear weapons capability."
> Find out more about this resolution.
> 
> 
> Who Agrees?
> 
> National security and nonproliferation experts have warned against this 
> resolution:
> 
> Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff for Secretary of State Colin 
> Powell: "This resolution…is effectively a thinly-disguised effort to bless 
> war."
> Colin Kahl, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East: 
> "I think that all of us in this town need to be very careful of taking 
> positions… that box in our negotiators from being able to find a diplomatic 
> solution....That's what concerns me about the resolution."
> Sen. Dianne Feinstein (CA), Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee: "I 
> think diplomacy should have an opportunity to work without getting involved 
> in political discussions about a resolution."
> See who else is opposing this resolution
> 
>  
> 
> Why Is it Critical for YOU to Call Now?
> 
> Your senators are under intense pressure to support this resolution. This 
> weekend, thousands of people across the country and in Washington will be 
> lobbying for this legislation as part of the American Israel Public Affairs 
> Council's annual policy conference. Senators need to hear that diplomacy with 
> Iran is the best way to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran and support long-term 
> peace and security for all people in the Middle East, including Israel.
> 
> Senators could vote on this resolution on the Senate floor as early as next 
> week. Please make sure your senators know that many of their constituents 
> oppose this dangerous resolution.
> 
>  
> 
> Please Spread the Word
> 
> Senate offices need to hear from you and others in your community this week 
> and early next week. After you make your call, please
> 
> Forward this email to 5 of your friends and ask them to call, or send to your 
> community email list.
> Take this email to your meeting, church, or other group this weekend and ask 
> people to call on Monday or Tuesday next week. Bring copies of this email or 
> make cards with the phone number on it so you can pass them out.
> Post this status update on Facebook: "Say no to war with Iran: Senators will 
> soon vote on dangerous legislation that increases the risk of war. Call your 
> senators today at 1-855-68 NO WAR (1-855-686-6927) and urge them to oppose 
> Senate Resolution 380. Find out more:            
> fcnl.org/action/alert/2012/0301
> Tweet the phone number to your followers.
> Sincerely,
> The Rev. Robert Moore
> 
> Executive Director
> Coalition for Peace Action &
> Peace Action Education Fund
> 40 Witherspoon St.
> Princeton, NJ 08542
> (609) 924-5022 Phone
> cfpa [at] peacecoalition.org 
> www.peacecoalition.org 
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