[act-ma] [UJP Activist] UFPJ Action Alert: 3 Things You Can Do to Oppose US Military Intervention in Iraq!

Mon Jun 16 08:15:03 PDT 2014

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======== UFPJ ACTION ALERT: 3 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO OPPOSE US MILITARY
         INTERVENTION IN IRAQ! ===============================================

*1) Tell Your Member of Congress: *

*Oppose US Military Intervention in Iraq or Syria
Oppose the $ 571 Billion Defense Appropriations Bill*
*Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121*

*2) Call the White House.* Let President Obama know you oppose military  
intervention of any kind in Iraq or Syria and urge him to seek a diplomatic  
solution.

*White House Switchboard: (202) 456-1111*

*3) Join a **United for Peace and Justice Briefing on Iraq/ Syria Crisis*

Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies and Nicholas J. Sandy Davies,  
author /Blood on Our Hands /will discuss the crisis in Iraq and Syria and the  
threat of US military intervention. How can the antiwar movement respond?

*Wednesday, June 18, 9 pm EDT/6 pm PDT*

Call-in Number: (712) 432-1212
Meeting ID: 446-724-667#
Please RSVP: rustiandgael at unitedforpeace.org [1] 

*As the situation in Iraq deteriorates, the “Never Learn” caucus is  
demanding US military intervention in the form of ground troops, air strikes,  
Special Operations and weapons deliveries*. The unfolding tragedy in Iraq is  
a direct consequence of the illegal American invasion and occupation of that  
country. /The least helpful idea is for the United States to involve itself  
militarily in Iraq or Syria. /US military intervention, whether directly or  
by providing arms, will increase the suffering of people in those countries  
and enhance the risk of a wider regional conflict.

This coming week the House of Representatives is set to pass a $571 billion  
Defense Appropriations bill. /So long as our oversized military eclipses our  
domestic needs and the United States spends more money on warfare than the  
next eight countries combined, military action will continue to be the  
default response to international crisis/. Too many members of Congress claim  
to oppose war and then quietly pass outlandish military budgets./ /The  
proposed FY 2015 Defense Appropriations bill [2] far exceeds what is needed  
militarily to protect our country.

 *Please Call your Reps today and tell them:*

 * No to Military Intervention in Iraq or Syria !
 * No to $571 Billion FY 2015 Defense Appropriations bill !

*Some useful articles:*

http://davidcortright.net/2014/06/12/diplomacy-not-more-arms-needed-in-iraq-and-syria/  
[3]
http://tomhayden.com/home/stay-out-of-sectarian-civil-wars.html [4]
http://ericmargolis.com/2014/06/the-allmighty-mess-in-iraq/ [5]

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