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June 9, 2008

Tell Congress You Want Direct Dialogue — Not War With Iran

Today’s Downsizer-Dispatch . . .

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Quote of the Day:

“It is human nature to overspend on unlikely catastrophic events.”
University of Texas-Dallas economist Todd Sandler, The Copenhagen Consensus 2008 Conference

Subject: Tell Congress You Want Direct Dialogue — Not War with Iran

DownsizeDC.org is one of about 35 organizations participating in a “National Call-In Day on Iran” that will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, June 10th.

This is a major national campaign, with press events and photo ops. Details about tomorrow’s events are available at the coalition website NewIranPolicy.org.

The same people who called for attacking Iraq, based on faulty intelligence, are now raising the drumbeat for military action against Iran. Despite the November 2007 U.S. National Intelligence Estimate concluding that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons program, the Bush administration is, once again, making a case for war.

As with Iraq they are claiming that Iran is a huge threat to American security.

We believe bombing Iran would bring disastrous consequences. 

  • Such an attack will increase the chance of terrorist blow-back on U.S. territory
  • The entire Middle East could descend into further violence putting the well-being of innumerable civilians at risk
  • U.S. standing in the world would plummet once again, and oil prices would likely soar
  • A U.S. attack would strengthen hardliners in Iran, and turn the Iranian people, who are now pro-American, against us

Current U.S. foreign policy is not working. Threats of military attacks and regime change, and a refusal to talk with Iran until they stop enriching uranium — something Iran is allowed to do for peaceful purposes under international agreements — is a prescription for heightened tensions, and worse. Such a policy could lead to full-scale war, and as we know, “War is the health of the State” — the ultimate Big Government program. 

We want you to take two actions – one today; one tomorrow . . .

First, go to DownsizeDC.org and send a message asking for Congressional action to prevent an un-authorized attack on Iran by President Bush.

Then, join thousands of individuals from our coalition partners and call your Congressional Representatives on Tuesday, June 10th. Our coalition has created a telephone number specifically for this purpose — 1-800-788-9372

Tomorrow, when you make your phone call, tell members of Congress that . . .

  • We need direct, comprehensive talks, without preconditions, between the U.S. and Iran
  • The U.S. and Iran share common interests in a stable Iraq and Afghanistan
  • The U.S. pursued successful negotiations with North Korea and Libya, and it’s time to talk with Iran too

Tell your Congressional leaders that you want dialogue — not war!

So, please send a message today using our online system.

 
Then, please participate in the “National Call-In Day for Dialogue with Iran” tomorrow, Tuesday, June 10th. This campaign will be sponsored by a coalition group of which DownsizeDC.org is a member, The Campaign for a New American Policy on Iran.

This is a huge coalition, so you won’t be alone when sending your message and making your phone call. Numbers Matter. God tends to be on the side of the bigger battalions. This is your chance to be on the side of a bigger battalion. And we thank you for being a part of our growing Downsize DC army.

Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.

TUNE-IN INFORMATION: I’ll be on Free Talk Live with Ian and Mark this evening at a little past 7:00 PM Eastern (6 PM Central, 5 PM Mountain, and 4 PM Pacific). It’s been awhile since I’ve been on this popular and expanding show — now on more than 30 stations. I love this show. And I hope you’ll listen. Both a station list and a Listen Live feature are available at www.FreeTalkLive.com 

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