[Peace-discuss] at SignOn: Senate: No Backdoor to Iran War

[Carl G. Estabrook]

Is it clear that Hagel is anything more than a cover for Obama's continuing murderous war policy?

Isn't this like supporting Obama because of the threat of Romney's becoming president (and enacting the same policies)?

See "the more effective evil" <http://blackagendareport.com/content/why-barack-obama-more-effective-evil>.

Effective opposition to USG policy can hardly be a matter of supporting USG policy. --CGE


On Mar 3, 2013, at 2:09 PM, Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org> wrote:

> I'll gladly sign your petition. The fact is that a lot of Democrats
> can be moved by pointing out that AIPAC and Graham are attacking
> Obama. See: Chuck Hagel. And my principal goal here is to get a lot of
> Democrats to sign this petition, because I'm trying to keep Senate
> Democrats off the AIPAC bill.
> 
> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Carl G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu> wrote:
>> Obama's criminal policy toward Iran shouldn't be supported by pointing out that Graham's is even more criminal.
>> 
>> The petition says, "President Obama is pursuing diplomacy with Iran, and has the situation under control."
>> 
>> In fact, Obama has been threatening "surgical strikes" against Iran since he ran for the Senate in 2004.
>> 
>> --CGE
>> 
>> On Mar 3, 2013, at 1:08 PM, Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Oppose Senator Graham's bill S. Res 65. This bill attacks President
>>> Obama's Iran policy and could drag the U.S. into a new war by saying
>>> that the U.S. should support an Israeli attack on Iran militarily and
>>> diplomatically.
>>> 
>>> http://signon.org/sign/senate-no-backdoor-to?source=c.url&r_by=1135580
>>> 
>>> 
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> Robert Naiman
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