[Peace-discuss] Just Foreign Policy: Help the Progressive Caucus Limit the Iraq-Syria war

Fri Sep 26 15:59:59 EDT 2014

For people who want what you propose, there are plenty of alternatives
available to what we are doing. Many groups are already campaigning for a
no vote on any authorization of force.

We are trying to offer something different from what others are offering:
an organizing tool to appeal to people who are not sure where they stand on
the war so far, but might agree that it should be limited, especially with
respect to time and the prohibition of the use of "ground combat troops."

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

On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Carl G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>
wrote:

> H.Con.Res.114 asserts "...the threat posed by ISIS requires a robust
> response from a broad international coalition, with regional partners
> playing prominent and leading roles..."
>
> That's not quite English, and it's not kosher, either: it will be used as
> a stealth AUMF.
>
> It's a bit disingenuous to get people to sign on to this with the thought
> that they are thereby working to limit Obama's killing. I don't think they
> will be.
>
> Wouldn't it be better to write in direct opposition to Obama's crimes?
>
> Shanah Tovah, CGE
>
>
> On Sep 26, 2014, at 2:04 PM, Robert Naiman via Peace-discuss <
> peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
>
> For those who may be interested, here is our alert on the CPC resolution.
>
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> From: Just Foreign Policy <info at justforeignpolicy.org>
> Date: Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 4:08 PM
> Subject: Help the Progressive Caucus Limit the Iraq-Syria war
> To: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
>
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> Dear Robert,
>
>
>  Urge Congress to support the CPC principles for limiting the Iraq/Syria
> war. Sign our petition
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CCW2%2BIIfmW4GCmC9PQFTlFGHnjXQn3IL>
>
> A new U.S. war has begun in Iraq and Syria—without Congressional
> authorization. With Congress in recess and an election coming up, there
> will be no Congressional vote until November.
>
> But it is virtually certain that Congress will vote on an authorization
> after the election, and that whatever they vote on will pass. What is in
> the authorization they vote on is something that we can still influence. In
> the process, we can help put a quick end to this war, preventing it from
> becoming another endless quagmire.
>
> Now, while Congress is in recess, is the time for us to build political
> support for limiting the war.
>
> The Congressional Progressive Caucus resolution, H.Con.Res.114 [1],
> establishes a set of four principles that we can organize around to limit
> the war. It has the support of a wide array of top progressive Democrats in
> Congress [2].
>
> The resolution says that Congress:
>
>    - should debate and vote on whether the U.S. should be involved in
>    sustained combat in Iraq or Syria
>    - does not support the deployment of ground combat troops in Iraq or
>    Syria;
>    - should ensure that the use of force is narrowly tailored and
>    limited; and
>    - should enact strong reporting requirements on the use of force.
>
>
>
> *Show your support for H.Con.Res.114 and these principles by signing our
> petition at MoveOn:
> http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/progressive-caucus-iraq-syria
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=YuBksjXloZ83JpueODno7FGHnjXQn3IL>*
>
> In particular, Congress should:
>
>    - prohibit the use of ground combat troops;
>    - ensure that an authorization has a time limit or sunset provision
>    [3] so that it has to be renewed in the future for war to continue rather
>    than lasting indefinitely by default; and
>    - ensure that there is regular public reporting on civilian deaths and
>    injuries from U.S. airstrikes, so the public can better understand reports
>    in the media about civilian casualties.
>
>
>
>
> *Show your support for H.Con.Res.114 and these principles by signing and
> sharing our petition.
> http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/progressive-caucus-iraq-syria
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VMFU4SFbJ4f%2FJdlKD28F71GHnjXQn3IL>*
>
> Thank you for all you do to help limit war with democracy and the rule of
> law,
>
> Robert Naiman and Megan Iorio
> Just Foreign Policy
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> References:
> 1. “H.Con.Res.114,”
> https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/114/text
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=S9C30%2FZiEIWV2P2LAcS4w1GHnjXQn3IL>
> 2. Key progressive leaders in Congress supporting H.Con.Res.114 include
> Reps. Raul Grijalva, Keith Ellison, Barbara Lee, Jim McGovern, Alan
> Grayson, Peter DeFazio, Peter Welch, Mark Pocan, Jim McDermott, John
> Conyers, Katherine Clark, Beto O'Rourke, Janice Hahn, Richard Nolan,
> Michael Honda, Chellie Pingree, Niki Tsongas, Mark Takano.
>
> https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/114/cosponsors
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gHrZRfwIb6Oh8PvBi4al8VGHnjXQn3IL>
> 3. “Why Congress Must Impose Limits on the Use of Force in Iraq,” Robert
> Naiman, The Nation, September 3, 2014,
> http://www.thenation.com/article/181473/why-congress-must-impose-limits-use-force-iraq
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