Dear Senator...

[misterx]

I just sent the following to each of my representatives:

Senator-

I am extremely concerned over recent reports that the President is pushing for exercising a nuclear option against Iran, while ignoring their attempts to dialog. All party differences aside, this is outright madness. Please help the American public put pressure on the Whitehouse to open a dialog, and for God's sake, do not use nuclear weapons.

Here is what I am talking about...

Journalist Seymour Hersh, the reporter who broke the Abu Ghraib prison story, wrote in the April 17th edition of the New Yorker magazine that

"[the] President feels driven to try to contain Iran and that the White House is determined to keep open a nuclear option against strong objections from some top Pentagon officials."

"It's the fact that the White House wouldn't let it go that has got the JCS (Joint Chiefs of Staff) in an uproar".

He also wrote:

"This president is not talking to the Iranians. They are trying very hard to make contact, I can assure you of that, in many different forms".

"He's not talking. And there's no public pressure on the White House to start bilateral talks. And that's what amazes everybody".

There are three very important facts here...
1. The President is pushing for using nuclear weapons, against the advice of his top military advisors.
2. He is ignoring Iran's attempts to communicate.
3. "there's no public pressure".

Regarding #3... there is no public pressure because the public has no idea this is going on. We are being told that Iran is thumbing it's nose at the USA, not that we are ignoring their attempts to talk. They do not know that the President is pushing for the use of nuclear weapons.

Please help get the word out by raising this important issue, and please pressure the Whitehouse to act responsibly in this issue of extreme importance.

Please.

I will be sending this to my other representatives as well.

I guess I'll write the Whitehouse too, but I doubt it will do any good. I am certainly less influential than the Joint Chiefs.

Comments

[neversremedy.livejournal.com]

I would like to link this in my own journal, but this is a friends locked post. If you would be comfortable doing so, could you make this post open to the public?

[misterx.livejournal.com]

oops. yeah, i'll unlock it.

[neversremedy.livejournal.com]

Thanks! *hugs*

[misterx.livejournal.com]

Spread it around!

[craigp.livejournal.com]

good letter. perhaps you can also send it to rep John Murtha, who does have some influence in the military. a military coup may be our last (and most probable to succeed - i have little faith in this congress) line of defense.

(seriously; i wish i were joking)

[misterx.livejournal.com]

Somehow writing a representative and suggesting a military coup doesn't sound like a great idea to me.

Feel free to use the text and send it yourself though. :)

[craigp.livejournal.com]

heh... indeed. better than a preemptive nuclear strike against iran, tho, imo.

[omnamahshivaya.livejournal.com]

my reps are Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Louise Slaughter
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt
I ama bit asleep to think of a good letter.... I am not sure what I will say to them without it sounding coo coo yet. I have seen slaughter give speeches in person. This is making me upset.... i was in doc's office today just before CNN was going to show Bush talking about terrorism..... was this what that was all about? OMG and WTF

[misterx.livejournal.com]

Probably about him downplaying the story.

Letter

[brujaoscura.livejournal.com]

Remember though- the president is the same guy who said that if you aren't a Christian - you aren't a true American.
I didn't vote for his sorry butt either.
I'm writing- but honestly- what will the Seantors and Representatives do? Probably nothing- until we are all on a collision course with death. You think he's going to WAIT for Congress to approve? I doubt it.

For an idea of what death from radiation poisoning is like-
On the Beach by Neville Shute was a book that talked about it.
I think we are at that point.

Re: Letter

[misterx.livejournal.com]

Do you have a link to that quote? I'd like to see in what context he said it.

"You think he's going to WAIT for Congress to approve?"

Good point.

I'd rather not think about radiation poisioning.