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Date: Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 10:07 AM<br>Subject: Tell Congress: Don't Rush into Syria<br>To: Robert Naiman <<a href="mailto:naiman.uiuc@gmail.com" target="_blank">naiman.uiuc@gmail.com</a>><br><br><u></u>
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Dear Robert,<br><br>
Right now, Congress is considering sending heavy weapons to rebels in Syria. <em>You don’t have to reach back all that far in the history books to know what a bad idea that is.</em><br><br>
We don’t really know who these rebels are. And we have no means to control our weapons once they are transferred. Our weapons could make their way to groups that will use them against United States forces, or those of our allies, in the blink of an eye.<br>
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Congress is getting ready to jump knee-deep in the middle of another armed conflict in the Middle East. <em>And I need your help to urge them not to do it.</em><br><br>
<a href="http://action.tomudall.com/page/m/4352c2d6/1637e1a5/6d3e5483/5adea4c5/2497392674/VEsF/" title="http://action.tomudall.com/e130606?subsource=e130606b_blue" target="_blank"><strong>I’m one of only three Senators on record against this plan. Let Congress know that you’re against the U.S. sending heavy weapons to Syria. Add your voice to mine.</strong></a><br>
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There is no doubt that Syrian President Assad is a vicious dictator who cannot remain in power.<br><br>
But if the U.S. sends advanced weapons into Syria, we’ll have little control over where those weapons end up. There are even reliable reports that some of the rebels have ties to Al Qaeda and other radical groups in the Middle East.<br>
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Sending weapons is the first step that leads down a path to war. We’ve walked that path before, in places like Iraq. <strong><em>Once you start, there is no turning back.</em></strong><br><br>
<a href="http://action.tomudall.com/page/m/4352c2d6/1637e1a5/6d3e5483/5adea4c5/2497392674/VEsD/" title="http://action.tomudall.com/e130606?subsource=e130606b_blue" target="_blank"><strong>We can’t afford to rush into Syria’s Civil War. And members of Congress need to hear your voice on this issue. Sign the petition today and let them know you are against arming the Syrians.</strong></a><br>
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Thank you for adding your voice.<br><br>
Tom</p></div>
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