[Peace-discuss] Gabbard & Trump against war vs. Ellison & Clinton for war

[Robert Naiman]

You're glib, Carl. As usual.

If Trump is your Fuhrer, would you care to defend what we know about his
plans for the Palestinians?

On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 12:42 AM, C. G. Estabrook via Peace-discuss <
peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

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> Friends -
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> As you have no doubt heard by now, I met with President-elect Donald Trump
> earlier today.
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> He asked me to meet with him to discuss our current policies regarding
> Syria, our fight against terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS, as well
> as other foreign policy challenges we face.
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> It would have been easier for me to refuse this meeting. The establishment
> and social media have been talking about this all day. But I never have and
> never will play politics with American and Syrian lives.
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> In fact, like President Obama, I firmly believe that now is the time for
> us to put our country first, and come together, regardless of political
> party, and tackle the many challenges we face.
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> This was an opportunity to advocate for peace—and *I felt it was
> important to take the opportunity to meet with the President-elect to
> counteract neocons’ steady drumbeats of war, which threaten to drag us into
> an escalation of the war to overthrow the Syrian government.*
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> This war has already cost hundreds of thousands of lives and forced
> millions of refugees to flee their homes in search of safety for themselves
> and their families. It has also strengthened al-Qaeda and other violent,
> extremist groups in the region. It would have been irresponsible not to
> accept this invitation. I feel it is my duty to take every single
> opportunity I get to advocate for peace, no matter the circumstances of
> those meetings.
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> I shared with him my grave concerns that escalating the war in Syria by
> implementing a so-called no-fly/safe zone would be disastrous for the
> Syrian people, our country, and the world. It would lead to more death and
> suffering, exacerbate the refugee crisis, strengthen ISIS and al-Qaeda and
> bring us into a direct conflict with Russia–potentially resulting in a
> nuclear war. We discussed my bill to end our country’s illegal war to
> overthrow the Syrian government and the need to focus our precious
> resources on rebuilding our country, and on defeating al-Qaeda, ISIS, and
> other terrorist groups who pose a threat to the American people.
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> Also, where I disagree with President-elect Trump on issues, I will not
> hesitate to express that disagreement. You didn’t send me to Washington to
> make friends with the political elite. You sent me to represent you, and I
> am committed to doing just that.
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> *In short: I will never allow partisanship to undermine our national
> security when the lives of countless people lay in the balance. *
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> If that earns me enemies in Washington or at the State Department, then so
> be it.
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> I hope you’ll continue to stand with me and stay engaged. The cause of
> peace is too great for us to allow political disagreements or partisanship
> to stand in our way.
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> Aloha,
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> Tulsi Gabbard
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