Dear Supporter,

We are hearing from our Congressional allies that they are hearing more from those who want war in Iran than those who want peace. Please write now and ask your legislators to support diplomacy.

After over a decade of two costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that have exploded our national debt and stretched our Armed Forces to their limit, we don’t need another war in the Middle East.

But war hawks in Congress like Senators John McCain, Lindsay Graham and Joe Lieberman are already beating the drums of war, with Lieberman saying it “doesn’t make any sense” to wait until Iran possesses nuclear weapons to take military action.

There is also concern that, despite huge opposition in the country, the Israeli government will conduct rogue strikes on Iran.

And yet, Congress is being overwhelmed by messages calling for war with Iran, and our allies need us to show that there is a broad base of support for diplomacy, not war. Congress needs to hear from us, the voice of reason, that there is time for diplomacy and no country should use military force.

The costs of a war with Iran would be catastrophic. According to a report compiled by former government officials, national security experts and retired military officers released this week, “achieving more than a temporary setback in Iran’s nuclear program would require a military operation — including a land occupation — more taxing than the Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined.”

Experts agree that even if -- and that is a big if -- Iran decides to build a crude nuclear weapon, there is plenty of time to act before they could complete the task, much less make one a missile payload or build a long-range missile system.

Please write Congress today to support U.S. diplomacy and to do everything in their power to keep Israel from using military force on Iran.

Humbly for Peace,

Kevin Martin
Executive Director
Peace Action

P.S. - With war rhetoric at a fevered pitch, please write your Congressional delegation and ask them to support diplomacy and thwart any country from striking Iran.