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The next 10-days are crucial in raising our voices to stop an attack on Syria! We need you now more then ever to let Congress know we do not want the use of military force in Syria. Please contact your congressional leader today and commit to forwarding this email to friends.
As Congress convenes to discuss the use of military force in Syria, we plan to turn the heat up with daily actions. We plea with President Obama and Congress to seek an immediate ceasefire, begin regional peace talks and provide humanitarian aid to the over 2 million refugees fleeing the violence. After witnessing the devastation of Iraq, the on-going disaster in Afghanistan, the drone attacks in Pakistan and Yemen, we can't possibly engage in a new war! We are a war fatigued country and we need the funds used for war re-directed to human needs!
We can’t let our government drag us into another war! Contact Congress today! Read the talking points about possible consequences of a military attack on Syria!
Peace in Syria!
Alli, Amanda, Kelleen, Jodie, Medea, Nancy K, Nancy M, Noor, Roqayah, Sergei and Tighe
PS - Medea was just arrested at the Senate hearing today speaking out against the war on Syria. Have her back and write to Congress today!
No U.S. Military Intervention in Syria Petition!
To: President Barack Obama and Members of Congress
We urge you to reject any military intervention in Syria, including any military attack, arming the rebels or creating a no-fly zone, and instead to focus on increasing humanitarian assistance through the United Nations and building active multilateral diplomacy without preconditions with all involved parties for an immediate ceasefire, a full arms embargo, and negotiations to end Syria’s civil war.
Why is this important?
Hundreds of Syrians died in what appears to be a chemical weapons attack. Any such attack would violate a host of international laws, and is indeed what Secretary of State Kerry called a “moral obscenity.” But the UN weapons inspectors have not yet determined what killed the Syrian victims, nor has anyone proven who might actually be responsible. Yet the threat of direct U.S. military intervention in Syria is rising, as the Obama administration claims, without revealing any evidence, that the Syrian government is responsible and therefore military strikes are somehow called for. We stand against all chemical weapons, as well as all other weapons of mass destruction, and oppose their possession or use by anyone, including our own government. The horrific deaths in Syria must be thoroughly investigated and whoever is responsible brought to justice – in the International Criminal Court or elsewhere. Any military attack without the prior consent of Congress would violate our own Constitution, as well as international law. Committing a crime as a reaction to a crime brings us and the Syrians no closer to peace or justice. Military strikes by the U.S. will not make any Syrians safer. It will not bring the civil war closer to an end. And those strikes, without Security Council approval, will be completely illegal, regardless of any “coalition” Washington may cobble together. We must demand diplomacy and new talks to end the war, not more military attacks. You can’t put out a raging fire by pouring gasoline on one side of it. There is no military solution to the crisis in Syria, and more arms to any side mean more civilians will be killed. Any U.S. military intervention holds the threat of unplanned escalation, and ultimately a quagmire. It is much easier to send planes, bombs and missiles than it is to get out – especially if a plane is shot down or a pilot captured. There is no exit strategy for Syria and even a “no-fly zone” could easily become a costly quagmire. The situation in Syria today is full-scale civil war, which denies the people of Syria their right to choose their own government and leaders. Other governments arming and financing the two sides does not restore that right, it only makes things worse. The U.S.-Russian initiative known as Geneva II talks should be pushed forward, involving all the relevant outside actors, especially those providing weapons and military or economic support to any side. The U.S. should stop trying to prevent Iran’s participation in the talks – any serious diplomacy requires everyone to be at the table. On the Syrian side, negotiations must include not only the Syrian government and the armed rebels, but organizations representing Syrian civil society including unarmed opposition forces, Syria's minority communities, women, and youth.
Sponsored by: Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) Just Foreign Policy (JFP) Peace Action Peace and Justice Resource Center (PJRC) United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) U.S. Labor Against the War (USLAW) Women's Actions for New Directions (WAND) Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP)
http://www.credomobilize.com/petitions/no-u-s-military-intervention-in-syria?sp_ref=8706631.4.327.f.1374.2&source=fb_share_sp
Related:
Democrats.com: Nearly 50,000 Petition Signatures Against Syrian War
The UK government : No military intervention in Syria Petition
MoveOn.org: No War on Syria Petition
The Conflict in Syria is a PROXY WAR: This is ALREADY a Criminal Circumstance!
