[Peace-discuss] Call Durbin: SFRC hearing today on ISIS war

Wed Nov 12 15:59:40 EST 2014

Wonderful. The most important thing is to do something. The widespread
perception in Washington is that no-one outside the Beltway cares about
this very much at all - certainly, not enough to make a phone call.

Robert Naiman
Policy Director
Just Foreign Policy
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naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
(202) 448-2898 x1

On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Carl G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>
wrote:

> I called Sen. Durbin's office to insist that there be no authorization for
> Obama's war in the Mideast; and that US forces in the region be brought
> home.
>
> I'll follow up with a letter to Rep. Davis to insist that the House
> exercise its constitutional responsibility to impeach a president guilty of
> high crimes and misdemeanors, viz., illegal war in the Mideast.
>
> --CGE
>
> On Nov 12, 2014, at 1:53 PM, Robert Naiman via Peace-discuss <
> peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
>
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> From: Just Foreign Policy <info at justforeignpolicy.org>
> Date: Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 12:25 PM
> Subject: TODAY: Call Your Senator Against Another Endless War
> To: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
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> Dear Robert,
>
> The US military campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria is entering its
> fourth month. Congress has been reluctant to act on their obligation to
> debate and vote on the new war—but that’s about to change.
>
> Last week, President Obama announced that he would seek a new
> authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) in Iraq and Syria. But
> the AUMF the Administration is proposing may go even further than targeting
> ISIS to embroil us in another endless and borderless war.
>
> *Your Senator, Sen. Dick Durbin, is on the Senate Foreign Relations
> Committee, which is holding a hearing TODAY, Wednesday, November 12, at
> 6:15 pm, [1] on the ongoing US military campaign in Iraq and Syria.* This
> is a prime opportunity for you to influence the debate—but only if you take
> action TODAY.
>
> *Call Sen. Dick Durbin NOW at (202) 224-2152 <%28202%29%20224-2152>. You
> can use this sample script:*
>
> General John Allen, who is coordinating the US campaign against ISIS, will
> be appearing at a hearing today of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
> on the Administration's strategy and military campaign in Iraq and Syria.
> As a member of the committee, I urge you to use this opportunity to
> advocate for the principles of H. Con. Res 114, which calls for Congress to
> oppose the use of ground troops and says any AUMF on Iraq and Syria should
> be narrow and limited. [2]
>
> In particular, any AUMF should:
>
>    - prohibit ground troops, as the President has said;
>    - be narrowly focused on ISIS and Al Qaeda, as the President has said;
>    - have a time limit or sunset provision so that it has to be renewed
>    in the future for war to continue rather than lasting indefinitely by
>    default; and
>    - include a provision for regular public reporting on civilian deaths
>    and injuries from U.S. airstrikes, so that the public, Members of Congress,
>    and journalists can better understand reports in the media about civilian
>    casualties.
>
> When you're done, please *report your call* using our easy response form:
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> rule of law,
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> References:
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> 1. "Countering ISIL in Iraq and Syria,"
> http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/111214pm
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> 2. H.Con.Res.114 - Urging Congress to debate and vote on a statutory
> authorization for any sustained United States combat role in Iraq or Syria,
> https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/114/amendments
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