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

Wed Nov 12 21:21:12 EST 2014

Has anyone noted the remarkable similarity between H. Con. Res 114 and the "Address of Reichstag Liberals to the German Chancellor" of September 2, 1939?

The latter opposed the use of ground troops and said that the ongoing Blitzkrieg against Poland should be narrow and limited.

In particular, any Reichstag authorization of the use of military force should
	• prohibit ground troops, as the Chancellor has said;
	• be narrowly focused on Jews and Polish terrorists, as the Chancellor 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 the Blitzkrieg, so that the public, Members of the Reichstag, and journalists can better understand reports in the media about civilian casualties.

Unfortunately, the Address seems to have had little effect. The Chancellor thanked the Reichstag for its support. 

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On Nov 12, 2014, at 1:53 PM, Robert Naiman via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

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> 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. 
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> 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. 
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> 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.
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> 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]
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> 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.
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> 1. "Countering ISIL in Iraq and Syria," http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/111214pm
> 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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