[Occupymendocino] [Fwd: victory for diplomacy with Iran]

[agnes at mcn.org]

Friends,
Please sign the letter to Jarred Huffman  to add his name to the letter to
Obama re return to negotiating peacewith Iran.
Agnes


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Subject: victory for diplomacy with Iran
From:    "Rebecca Griffin, Peace Action West" <alerts at peaceactionwest.org>
Date:    Mon, July 22, 2013 12:41 pm
To:      "Agnes Woolsey" <agnes at mcn.org>
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Dear Agnes,

This is unprecedented.

Last week more than a quarter of the House of Representatives signed a
letter to President Obama urging him to seize the opportunity for
renewed diplomacy with newly elected Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani.
[1] We have never before seen so much support in favor of diplomacy
with Iran in Congress.

Thousands of you raised your voices to urge Congress to show this
leadership on Iran. Thank you for making this victory possible.

The widespread, bipartisan support for this letter proves that we have
the first real opportunity in years to engage in productive diplomacy
with Iran and stay off the path toward another disastrous
war&mdash;if we harness this momentum.

The bad news is that your representative did not sign this letter.
Hawks who want to continue our same failed policy with Iran will be
riled up by this success and will push back, so we are going to need
congressional allies in this fight. Help us keep the momentum going by
expressing your disappointment and telling Rep. Jared Huffman to stand up for
diplomacy.
http://capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/utr/1/KLOFTFVYIO/AIFUTFXALW/9757154326

I traveled through Iran in 2009, shortly after President
Obama&rsquo;s inauguration, with the hope that we could see peace
between our countries. This is the most optimistic I&rsquo;ve felt
about our prospects since that trip. We can&rsquo;t let up now.
Tell Rep. Jared Huffman to
start standing up for diplomacy with Iran.
http://capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/utr/1/KLOFTFVYIO/FMCETFXALX/9757154326

This is just the beginning. Thank you for making peace possible.

Rebecca Griffin
Political Director

[1] Read the letter and see the full list of signatories here:
http://capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/utr/1/KLOFTFVYIO/FSCVTFXALY/9757154326

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