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To: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
cc: Chairs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Committee on International Relations

We, the undersigned, vehemently oppose any U.S. military action against Iran. Such military action would inevitably kill large numbers of innocent people, foster even more hatred and international condemnation of the U.S., and dramatically increase the instability of the region. Our own intelligence agencies have concluded the Iraq war has worsened the terrorist threat, and a war against Iran would add immeasurably more fuel to the fire.

Even if Iran decided to build a nuclear weapon, experts agree that it would take several years. There is no crisis, and our government should not create one with inflammatory rhetoric or military threats. The U.S. has both the time and obligation to work with the international community to fashion a diplomatic resolution to the situation, and the current refusal of U.S. officials to talk directly with Iranian officials cannot possibly help resolve the nuclear standoff, nor contribute to peace in Iraq and the Middle East.

Therefore, we urge you to take all steps necessary to reach a peaceful resolution to the current situation, including direct negotiations without pre-conditions. This is the only way to prevent yet another war, one that would be a calamity of truly global proportions.
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No War with Iran!
President Bush is now regularly accusing Iran of supporting attacks on U.S. troops, without any evidence, – remember the WMD’s in Iraq, anyone? – adding that “we will seek out and destroy” these networks. Bush has authorized U.S. forces to kill Iranian “operatives” in Iraq, and he is sending nuclear aircraft carriers and missile defense batteries to the Persian Gulf. The unthinkable – a wider war in the Middle East – is unfolding.

John D. Rockefeller IV, D-W.Va., chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said that any U.S. military move into Iran would be “catastrophically stupid” and “unleash a conflagration like we’ve never heard of before.” We could not possibly agree more.

Resistance to a Bush planned military strike on Iran is growing in Congress, but it needs your help! Sign the petition to Congress below – No War with Iran! House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said recently that she would introduce legislation to stop such a strike, so our demand is beginning to get through. But the pressure needs to be much, much stronger to stop a President who has apparently gone mad with war and his own power.

Please know that your email address is for internal purposes only; we will not send it to the petition recipients nor share it with any other organization for any purpose. Thanks also for forwarding this to your friends, colleagues and listserves. We need everyone who wants to bring peace to the Middle East and prevent a war with Iran to join the effort now!
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http://www.peace-action.org/

That makes you a st*pid old c*nt!

You should ask Sam Fox, of the Swiftboaters. He derided their findings, and called Kerry a Hero. That would make you st*pid michael ;)

The sensible subject, is why you pretend to have a life – when the contrary is obvious!

You do not remember correctly. You issued your idiotic topic after you tried to weasel out of mine. Go one with your little life, michael. I’ll keep reminding you. I’m your very own troll.

Our debate still waits. You disappeared so suddenly the other night. Why am I not surprised?

Still waiting for you and Rachel to accept my challenge? If you have the nerve. Any topic!
Comment by michael

Ok, michael. The topic of today’s debate is “michael is a complete and utter moron.” Your task in this debate is to argue in favor of that position.

You start.

Comment by Zooey — March 2, 2007 @ 3:46 pm”

I have a life! Besides you need all the time you can get before I engage you again. So, what sensible subject do you want to pick?

Those US troops killed, maimed & traumatized in Iraq would NOT have been killed, maimed or traumatized in Iraq if they hadn’t been sent into Iraq in the first place

Kiley MUST be removed from ignoring any further abuse of the US troops under his supervision at WRMC

But he’s not the only one who should lose his job over this

We also need to put pressure on the Congress to put pressure on the head of the VA to resign in disgrace as well, and that would be former RNC Chairman Jim Nicholson

And what makes Nicholson’s inaction on this issue even more infuriating is that he’s had lots of military experience and various medals in his background

He is a 1961 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He served eight years on active duty as a paratrooper and Ranger-qualified Army officer, then 22 years in the Army Reserve, retiring with the rank of colonel. While serving in Vietnam, he earned the Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, the Meritorious Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry and two Air Medals.

Nicholson has got to go, as in NOW

**crickets chirping**

Heh.

The Republicans need to realize that they days of doing nothing are over. It’s time to support the troops like they deserve not just talking about it.

Our debate still waits. You disappeared so suddenly the other night. Why am I not surprised?

Still waiting for you and Rachel to accept my challenge? If you have the nerve. Any topic!
Comment by michael

Ok, michael. The topic of today’s debate is “michael is a complete and utter moron.” Your task in this debate is to argue in favor of that position.

You start.

Can you prove that, or did you pull that out where all your “facts” come from, Your A$$?

A lot of these soldiers probably wouldn’t even be here in the first place if you cowards on the left hadn’t tied their hands from the very beginning of this war!