Attacking Again, This Time with Nukes

Write the President Today- Don't Attack Iran

Recent media reports have suggested that the Pentagon is preparing plans to use nuclear weapons to attack nuclear sites in Iran. This would be part of a wider attack that may see airstrikes on as many as 400 targets in Iran. It is urgent that we take action to stop this illegal and devastating nuclear attack now. President bush and President Ahmedinejad of Iran have both chosen a course of threats and abuse. We need to make sure that our president hears a solid voice of reason against war, one that PSR members can provide.

The European Union has been working to try to resolve the crisis since 2002. In that year, Iranian opposition groups revealed that Iran had a clandestine nuclear program, likely aimed at building nuclear weapons, and all in breach of their obligations as a non-nuclear state under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Since then, the EU has kept up a sustained diplomatic effort to seek a negotiated solution with Iran. The bush administration has consistently undermined that diplomatic process, seemingly spoiling for a fight.

Any attack on Iran would cause chaos in the region, build support for Al-Qaeda, and be a tremendous setback for supporters of nuclear disarmament. A nuclear attack would be an international crime, killing and irradiating millions of people. Diplomacy and international cooperation, not war, should be the route out of this situation. Please follow the link to the PSR website and tell the president, "Don't attack Iran."

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