<div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">the below is from FCNL. The House is supposed to consider under "suspension" - i.e. "non-controversial measures" requiring a two-thirds majority - AIPAC's "lower the bar for war with Iran" resolution. Seeing as how Tim is a leader now against the war in Afghanistan - he is speaking at a press conference tomorrow sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee, the only Republican in the lineup - I am hopeful that he will view this bill with the same eye. Particularly since he is retiring anyway and has nothing to fear from AIPAC. I just left my message, and the staffer, at least, got the idea that if you are against the Afghanistan war, you should oppose AIPAC's push for war with Iran.</span></font></p>
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Here’s the number: 855-68 NO WAR <a href="tel:%28855-686-6927" value="+18556866927" target="_blank">(855-686-6927</a>) and I’m copying our
previous call-in alert on H.res. 568 below. Also, I’m attaching a <a href="http://fcnl.org/issues/iran/8_groups_to_congress_oppose_push_for_war_with_iran/" target="_blank">letter
from faith leaders against H.Res. 568</a>, highlighting a number of <a href="http://fcnl.org/issues/iran/all_the_new_senate_bill_is_saying_is_give_war_a_chance/" target="_blank">expert
quotes</a> against it. </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://fcnl.org/action/alert/2012/0306/" target="_blank">http://fcnl.org/action/alert/2012/0306/</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<h1><b><font size="6" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:24.0pt">Do
You Have Two Minutes to Stop War With <u></u><u></u>Iran<u></u><u></u>?<u></u><u></u></span></font></b></h1>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Your
representative is almost certainly being lobbied today to support a resolution
that would push the <u></u>U.S.<u></u>
closer to a military attack on <u></u>Iran<u></u>
-- an attack which top <u></u><u></u>U.S.<u></u><u></u>
and Israeli military experts agree could result in a full-fledged war.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Your
calls to the Senate last week may have helped slow down the growth in
cosponsors to this resolution. Now we hope you can take just two minutes to
help stop this push toward war by calling your representative's office and
asking that he or she vote NO on <a href="http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/bills/?bill=61064406" target="_blank">H. Res. 568</a>, and
speak out against war with <u></u><u></u>Iran<u></u><u></u>.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please
call your representative TODAY using FCNL's special toll-free number, 855-68-NO
WAR <a href="tel:%28855-686-6927" value="+18556866927" target="_blank">(855-686-6927</a>). Ask for your representative by name and urge her or him to
oppose House Resolution 568, the Berman/Ros-Lehtinen resolution on <u></u><u></u>Iran<u></u><u></u>. </span></font></b></strong><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Here are
talking points you can use.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">My name is _______ and I'm calling from _________<u></u><u></u></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I'm asking that Representative _______ vote
"no" on House Resolution 568, because it will increase the
chances of a <u></u>U.S.<u></u> war
with <u></u><u></u>Iran<u></u><u></u>.
I also ask that Representative _____ speak out publicly against this
resolution on the House floor.<u></u><u></u></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you.<u></u><u></u></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Senate
has already received thousands of emails and more than 2,000 calls opposing <a href="http://fcnl.org/action/alert/2012/0301/" target="_blank">S. Res. 380</a>, companion
legislation in the Senate that effectively endorses an attack on a
"nuclear weapons capable <u></u><u></u>Iran<u></u><u></u>."<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Why
Now?</span></font></b></strong><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The
American Israeli Public Affairs Committee has made lobbying for this
legislation in the House and the Senate one of the priorities for the more than
10,000 people who are in town for their annual policy conference. Yet <a href="http://fcnl.org/issues/iran/us_israeli_security_officials_warn_against_war_with_iran/" target="_blank">a
range of security officials</a> in the <u></u>United
States<u></u> and in <u></u>Israel<u></u>
agree that the <u></u>United States<u></u>
needs to focus on negotiations with <u></u><u></u>Iran<u></u><u></u>, not escalating the threat of
war.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please take
this message to your representative in the House, where this bill could come to
the floor as early as this week. So far, only <a href="http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/bills/?bill=61064406" target="_blank">11 representatives
have cosponsored this dangerous bill</a>, yet the number of cosponsors is
expected to skyrocket today unless Congress hears an outpouring of opposition
from people like you.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Green-Lighting
War?</span></font></b></strong><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Most
people in the <u></u>U.S.<u></u> know that
war with <u></u>Iran<u></u> would be
devastating, and a recent poll found that the vast majority of Israelis also
understand the catastrophic consequences that would result from an attack on <u></u><u></u>Iran<u></u><u></u>.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://fcnl.org/issues/iran/all_the_new_senate_bill_is_saying_is_give_war_a_chance/" target="_blank">A
host of top security officials</a> are warning that this resolution would
gravely undermine diplomacy and only increase the "loose talk of war"
with <u></u><u></u>Iran<u></u><u></u>
which President Obama warned against in his speech to AIPAC this week.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">According
to Paul Pillar, a former top U.S. intelligence officer on Middle East issues,
the bill "blurs red lines in a way that may flash green lights to Israel
to launch a military attack on Iran" and also "walks the United
States farther down a path to launching its own war against Iran."<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please
Spread the Word</span></font></b></strong><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">House
offices need to hear from you and others in your community now. After you make
your call, please<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Email 5 of your friends and ask them to call, or
send a note to your community email list.<u></u><u></u></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you haven't yet called the Senate, you can use
the same number to reach both of your Senators' offices, and ask them to
oppose S. Res. 380. <a href="http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/bills/?bill=61021076" target="_blank">See if your
senators have already cosponsored S. Res. 380</a>. <u></u><u></u></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Post this status update on <a href="http://www.facebook.com" target="_blank">Facebook</a>:<br>
<br>
Say no to war with <u></u><u></u>Iran<u></u><u></u>:
Reps will soon vote on dangerous legislation that increases the risk of
war. Call your reps today at 855-68 NO WAR <a href="tel:%28855-686-6927" value="+18556866927" target="_blank">(855-686-6927</a>) and urge them to
oppose H.Res. 568. <u></u><u></u></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://twitter.com/" target="_blank">Tweet</a> the phone
number to your followers.<u></u><u></u></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you
for your action.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><img border="0" width="125" height="61" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD31FB.2411EFC0"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><u></u><img width="48" height="48" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CD31FB.2411EFC0" align="left"><u></u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><u></u>Jim Cason<u></u><br>
Associate Executive Secretary, Campaigns<u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">P.S. For
more information, see the <a href="http://fcnl.org/issues/iran/8_groups_to_congress_oppose_push_for_war_with_iran/" target="_blank">FCNL-led
letter from 8 churches and faith-based organizations</a> calling on Congress to
oppose these dangerous resolutions, and stay posted about <a href="http://fcnl.org/issues/iran/" target="_blank">FCNL's work to prevent war with Iran</a>.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></span></font></p>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> </span></font></p></font></span></div></div></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Robert Naiman<br>Policy Director<br>
Just Foreign Policy<br><a href="http://www.justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">www.justforeignpolicy.org</a><br><a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a><br><br> <br>