<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>This is a winnable fight - even with Kirk, ordinarily so awful on anything to do with U.S. policy in the Middle East. It doesn't require anyone to take a position on the underlying causes of the war or how it should be eventually resolved. It just requires them to say that helping Syrian refugees is better than not helping them. On the other hand, since there is an effort underway to use Syrian refugees as a "casus belli," it's helpful to anti-war efforts to say, no, actually, we have a better way of helping people than bombing them. Let's give them food and shelter instead. It's cheaper. And it doesn't kill anyone. </div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Yasmine Taeb, FCNL</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fcnlinfo@fcnl.org">fcnlinfo@fcnl.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 9:24 AM<br>Subject: The cost of war in Syria<br>To: Robert Naiman <<a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a>><br><br><br><u></u>
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<p style="color:#222222;font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:1em;margin-top:0">Dear Robert Naiman,</p>
<p style="color:#222222;font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:1em;margin-top:0">The cost of war is not measured solely in bombs dropped or dollars spent. It's measured in lives lost, families uprooted, and homes destroyed. In Syria, years of civil war have taken their toll.</p>
<p style="color:#222222;font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:1em;margin-top:0">There are nearly 4 million Syrian refugees and 8 million Syrians who have been internally displaced. The U.S. has committed to resettle at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in FY2016, but funding for even that small response has not been met.</p>
<p style="color:#222222;font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:1em;margin-top:0"><strong>Act now: Urge your senators to co-sponsor the Graham-Leahy emergency funding bill for Syrian refugees.</strong></p>
<p style="color:#222222;font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:1em;margin-top:0">Call the Capitol Switchboard at <strong><a href="tel:1-877-429-0678" value="+18774290678" target="_blank">1-877-429-0678</a></strong> and ask to be connected to your senators' offices. Here are some talking points to help you make your call:</p>
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<li style="color:#222222;font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:12px;margin-top:0">My name is ______ and I'm a constituent from [city, state].</li>
<li style="color:#222222;font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:12px;margin-top:0">Please co-sponsor S. 2145, the Graham-Leahy Emergency Supplemental for Syrian Refugees.</li>
<li style="color:#222222;font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:12px;margin-top:0">This legislation provides vital help for Syrian refugees abroad and ensures that refugees resettled in the U.S. have initial assistance to rebuild their lives.</li>
<li style="color:#222222;font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:12px;margin-top:0">Thank you.</li> </ul>
<p style="color:#222222;font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:1em;margin-top:0">Now is the time for your senators to show compassion and leadership. As a nation of immigrants and refugees, the U.S. has a special responsibility to people affected by ongoing violence in Iraq, Syria, and neighboring countries.</p>
<p style="color:#222222;font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:1em;margin-top:0">Your senators will be making decisions on this emergency funding bill in the coming weeks. And we've heard that congressional offices are receiving a high number of anti-refugee calls, so it’s vital that your senators hear from you. <strong>Please call today.</strong></p>
<p style="color:#222222;font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:1em;margin-top:0">Sincerely,</p>
<p style="color:#222222;font-family:georgia,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2em;margin-bottom:1em;margin-top:0">Yasmine Taeb<br>Legislative Representative<br>Human Rights and Civil Liberties</p>
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