StopIranWar.com
By General Wesley Clark
All Americans want to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons and interfering on the ground inside Iraq.
Yet, President Bush's continued saber-rattling gives the US little additional leverage to engage and dissuade Iran, and, more than likely, simply accelerates a dangerous slide into war. The United States can do better than this.
Whatever the pace of Iran's nuclear efforts, in the give and take of the Administration's rhetoric and accusations, we are approaching the last moments to head off looming conflict.
Surely, it is past time to urge President Bush to exercise leadership and start to work now to avoid a widening of the conflict in the Middle East.
That's why today, I'm joining with Jon Soltz, Chairman of VoteVets.org, the preeminent organization representing Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, to launch StopIranWar.com.
Visit StopIranWar.com today and sign the petition to President Bush. War is not the answer.
StopIranWar.com is a one-stop resource for all Americans to help stop the looming conflict with Iran. With the latest news on Iran and online tools to contact President Bush, lobby your members of Congress, and write letters to the editor to local and national print media, StopIranWar.com will help us create the groundswell of support needed to stop another dangerous war in the Middle East.
Americans and their elected officials in Congress must work together to demand that President Bush stop the rush to war with Iran. The United States must use every option available to defuse tensions with Iran - diplomatic, political, and economic - before even considering military force. Military force must be viewed as the last resort - not the first option.
Cannot the world's most powerful nation deign speak to the resentful and scheming regional power that is Iran? Can we not speak of the interests of others, work to establish a sustained dialogue, and seek to benefit the people of Iran and the region? Could not such a dialogue, properly conducted, begin a process that could, over time, help realign hardened attitudes and polarizing views within the region? And isn't it easier to undertake such a dialogue now, before more die, and more martyrs are created to feed extremist passions?
War with Iran is not the answer. We must work with our allies, talk with Iran, and use all diplomatic, political, and economic options at our disposal. Military force against Iran is not the solution now, and if we adopt the right strategy, perhaps it need never be.
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posted by John Good @ 7:36 PM
7 Comments:
Diplomacy won't really work until there are leadership changes in both the US and Iran.
Really If Iran gets a nuke, first they will do is hit Israel. I won't post how would I feel about that.
Hi John!
Petition signed and sent. Not that Bush will listen, he never does, but it's worth a shot. I support Clark at every chance. We need him as our next Secretary of Defense, when the Democrats take over the White House again.
See ya later-
Mary Ellen
It is still the supreme hypocrisy of the US to say "we can have nukes but you can't". Who do you think they want protection from? Who is the only country to actually use one?
Congratulations to Baby Bush. He has started the next Cold War. I wonder what all those Reagan conservatives think of the boy wonder now?
Clark is a wise man.
WAR is NOT the answer.
To my knowledge, this admin has not engaged in ANY diplomacy whatsoever. With anybody.
I agree with Mary Ellen that Gen. Clark would make an excellent Secretary of Defense.
Hope never dies.
thanks for the links!! we must work for peace and only peace!!
Sounds like the sixties all over again. flower children,demonstrators and jane fonda. Gotta go wih parson on this.
Parson - It won't work as long as Bush and his PNAC pals are in charge. Ahmadinijad wouldn't even be in power today if not for Bush's stances on things.
Mary Ellen - Thanks for droppin by AND for signing the petition! We must make our united voices heard.
Pam - Exactly. Nobody cared about our nuclear capabilities until we placed a madman in charge of them.
Hill - They HAVE not and WILL not. They WANT the middle east in turmoil as it suits their plans.
AZ - Peace is often brought about by people angrily standing up and fighting for it. This is one of those times.
Dan - You may want to carefully read Dave's comment again. You may also want to turn off Glen Beck for awhile. Iran is NOT a threat to us; but they will be if Bush's rhetoric and saber-rattling are allowed to continue unchecked.
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