[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [ufpj-iran] Kyl-Lieberman Sign-On

[Barbara kessel]

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From: Michael Lynn <mlynn226 at gmail.com>
Date: Sep 25, 2007 1:10 PM
Subject: Fwd: [ufpj-iran] Kyl-Lieberman Sign-On

Forwarded from the UFPJ Iran list. Please call Obama and Durbin and
urge a no vote.

Mike

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From: Carah Ong <cong at armscontrolcenter.org>
 Date: Sep 25, 2007 12:35 PM
Subject: [ufpj-iran] Kyl-Lieberman Sign-On
To: ufpj-iran at lists.mayfirst.org




This is the version being sent to the Senate. We will continue to take
signatures and re-send if we can, but this is the version that is
going. The Senate is breaking and will reconvene at 2:15 pm today. The
Biden Iraq amendment will be first. It's possible that the
Kyl-Lieberman amendement could still come up today. They did revise
the amendment as they said they would do yesterday. In about two
minutes, I'll be sending that revised amendment, noting the changes.



Carah Ong
Iran Policy Analyst
Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation
322 Fourth Street NE
Washington DC  20002
Tel: +1 (202) 546-0795 ext. 122
Cell: +1 (202) 378-3334
Fax: +1 (202) 546-5142
www.armscontrolcenter.org




September 25, 2007



 Dear Senator,



We are writing to urge you to vote "No" on the Kyl-Lieberman Amendment
No. 3017 to the Fiscal year 2008 Defense Authorization bill. The
Kyl-Lieberman amendment is a provocative measure that will only
undermine efforts to resolve tensions with Iran through diplomacy.



 Provocative measures such as the Kyl-Lieberman amendment can lead to
a tit-for-tat escalation resulting in military confrontation between
the U.S. and Iran. There are no good military options for solving our
disagreements with Iran. By further destabilizing the Middle East, a
military confrontation with Iran would result in disastrous and
unintended consequences damaging to the interests of U.S., Israel, and
indeed the entire world.  If we have learned nothing else from Iraq,
it is that there are limitations to the use of military force.



We strongly caution against any legislation that increases the chances
of military force being used against Iran. The current crises must be
resolved through diplomacy, not military action. A military
confrontation with Iran would have disastrous consequences for
security throughout the region and put U.S. forces in Iraq in far
greater danger.



We urge all Senators to vote "No" on the Kyl-Lieberman amendment No.
3017 to the Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Authorization bill.



Signed,




Lynn Kunkle
Policy Director
3D Security Initiative



R. Aura Kanegis
Director of Public Affairs and Washington Office
American Friends Service Committee



John Isaacs

Executive Director

Council for a Livable World



Robert Naiman
National Coordinator
Just Foreign Policy



(Rev.) James Kofski, M.M.

Associate, Asia/Pacific and Middle East Issues

Maryknoll Global Concerns

Washington, D.C.



Ilyse Hogue
Campaign Director
MoveOn.org



Trita Parsi

President

National Iranian American Council



Simone Campbell

Executive Director

NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby



Morton H. Halperin

Executive Director

Open Society Policy Center



Kevin Martin

Executive Director

Peace Action



Will Callaway

Legislative Director

Physicians for Social Responsibility



Tim Carpenter

Director

Progressive Democrats of America



Rabbi Arthur Waskow

The Shalom Center



Sue Udry

Legislative Coordinator

United for Peace and Justice



James E. Winkler, General Secretary

General Board of Church and Society

United Methodist Church



Adam G. Gerhardstein

Legislative Assistant for International Issues

Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations



Former Congressman Tom Andrews

National Director

Win Without War



Marie Rietmann

Public Policy Director

Women's Action for New Directions




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