Friends -
Yesterday, Congressman Ro Khanna and I led 21 lawmakers in a call on Donald Trump to de-escalate tensions with Iran and prevent war in the Middle East.
We sent a letter directly to the president calling out his reckless decision to assassinate General Soleimani and demanding authorization from Congress for any military action against Iran.
We need you to add your voice to ours:
Donald Trump started this situation when he withdrew from the Iran Deal and imposed crushing sanctions on Iran.
Now is the time to pursue a diplomatic strategy that will defuse tensions and prevent further movement by Iran toward a nuclear-weapons program.
Our letter called on the Trump administration to take clear steps that would not only help de-escalate the situation, but would also get us off our march to war.
As part of that, we made it clear to Trump that any further military action against Iran must be authorized by Congress. We also demanded that the administration tell the public what specific “imminent threats” existed that led to this assassination — the most extreme choice on the administration’s list of options.
We also told them not to make any further threats to Iranian civilians or cultural sites. They must recognize that this action would be a war crime and violation of our international agreements.
War with Iran would cost untold deaths and trillions of dollars. We must do everything we can to stop that from happening.
- Ed
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