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Calling our Senators about this Corkery-Menendez bill, S. 722, which
would impose new sanctions on Iran and (says the Peace Action alert
below) "would violate the spirit, and perhaps the letter, of the
Iran agreement."<br>
<br>
202-224-2152 Sen. Richard Durbin<br>
202-224-2854 Sen. Tammy Duckworth<br>
<br>
Neither of our Senators is on the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, but the alert suggests they think this is likely to come
to the full Senate.<br>
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<td>Help protect the Iran Nuclear Deal before it's too late</td>
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<td>Wed, 24 May 2017 09:00:46 -0400 (EDT)</td>
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<th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
<td>Jon Rainwater, Peace Action
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stuartnlevy@gmail.com">stuartnlevy@gmail.com</a></td>
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<div style="padding: 10px; text-align: center;"><span
style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><span style="font-size:
x-large;"><b>1-202-224-3121<br>
Call your Senators <u>TODAY</u>!<br>
Urge them to oppose the Corker-Menendez Iran sanctions
bill<br>
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<div style="padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span
style="font-size: medium;">Dear Stuart,</span></span><span
style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
<br>
</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span
style="font-family: Arial;">Do you remember the massive
grassroots efforts in 2015 that ensured Congress upheld the
Iran nuclear agreement? <b>Thank you</b> for participating
in that successful push. Those efforts have more than paid
off.<br>
<br>
<b>For well over a year now, the Iran agreement has been
working, ensuring that all of Iran’s potential pathways to
obtaining nuclear weapons are blocked.</b> <img
moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://org.salsalabs.com/o/161/images/IranDealHandshake.jpeg"
alt="" align="right" height="250" width="371">They have
also had an added benefit of empowering moderates in Iran
like President Hassan Rouhani who just won re-election in a
landslide, a clear sign that the people of Iran want to
continue to see relationships with the West improve.<br>
<br>
<b>Unfortunately, politics too often supersedes good policy
in the halls of Congress.</b> The Senate is gearing up for
a floor vote on a new sanctions bill introduced by Senators
Bob Corker (R-TN) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), S. 722, that
would violate the spirit, and perhaps the letter, of the
Iran agreement.<br>
<br>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><b>Please call the
Capitol Switchboard today at 202-224-3121. Ask for your
Senators and then say: “I am a constituent and I want
(SENATOR’s NAME) to oppose the Corker-Menendez Iran
sanctions bill, S. 722. My name is _________ and I live
at ___________. I would like a response please.” </b></span><span
style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">(Note: some offices don’t
count callers that do not provide address information.)</span><br>
<br>
The Corker-Menendez bill is overly broad and poorly timed.
The very premise of the Iran agreement was that Iran would
experience relief from economic sanctions in exchange for
opening up its nuclear facilities to inspections. By piling
on new sanctions, this legislation threatens to undermine
the agreement by preventing Iran from receiving the very
economic benefits central to the success of the Iran accord.<br>
<br>
Moreover, while the U.S. has concerns about Iran’s policies
around missile development and terrorism, sanctions have
proven time and time again to be entirely ineffective at
changing Iran’s behavior. During the Bush-era sanctions
ramp-up targeting Iran’s nuclear program, that very program
vastly expanded. It became possible to resolve concerns over
Iran’s nuclear program only when both President Obama and
President Rouhani were willing to come to the negotiating
table. More recently, both the Obama and Trump
administrations have sanctioned Iran in response to its
ballistic missile testing, and tests have continued
nonetheless. <br>
<br>
Simply put, the best way to address tensions and concerns
over Iran’s policies is through ongoing dialogue, which more
sanctions tend to put a serious damper on.<br>
<br>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><b>Please call your
Senators today at 202-224-3121 and ask them to oppose S.
722, the Corker-Menendez Iran sanctions bill. Be sure to
tell them your name and address so they know you’re a
constituent, and ask for a response.</b></span><br>
<br>
With your help, we’ve consistently reminded Members of
Congress that without the Iran agreement, war with Iran
becomes much more likely. Needless to say, any military
engagement directly between the U.S. and Iran could easily
spiral into a full scale war, which could well surpass the
Iraq war in both human and economic costs.<br>
<br>
<b>Yet in many ways, the Trump administration appears to be
actively seeking a broader conflict with Iran</b><b>,</b>
or at least actively trying to bait Iran into overreacting
to its prodding. Since taking office, the Trump
administration has announced that it’s “officially putting
Iran on notice,” has imposed new sanctions on Iran, and has
recently even targeted Iranian-backed militias in Syria’s
civil war for the first time. On top of that, Trump just
signed the largest arms deal in American history to Iran’s
arch rival in the region, Saudi Arabia. Piling on a broad
sanctions bill on top all these provocations would bring us
closer to a direct confrontation with Iran.<br>
<br>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><b>Please call the
Capitol Switchboard today at 202-224-3121. Ask for your
Senators and then say: “I am a constituent and I want
(SENATOR’s NAME) to oppose the Corker-Menendez Iran
sanctions bill, S. 722. My name is _________ and I live
at ___________. I would like a response please.”</b></span>
(Remember: some offices don’t count callers that don’t
provide address information.)<br>
<br>
Thank you for standing with us.<br>
<br>
Humbly for peace,<br>
<br>
Jon Rainwater<br>
Executive Director<br>
Peace Action and the Peace Action Education Fund<br>
<br>
P.S. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><b>The Senate
Foreign Relations Commitee begins work on this bill
Thursday. Please call your Senators today at
202-224-3121 and ask them to oppose S. 722, the
Corker-Menendez Iran sanctions bill. Be sure to tell
them your name and address so they know you’re a
constituent, and ask for a response.</b></span> Lastly,
please share this important action with your family, friends
and colleagues to maximize your impact.<br>
</span></span></div>
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