The US missile strikes in Syria are an unconstitutional and unwarranted act of aggression against a sovereign state to further geopolitical objectives justified by a false flag operation. This is terrorism.
It also further increases the risk of war between the US and Russia. This benefits nobody long term.
We need to replace this terrorism with sanity in government.
Yanks, please insist your Congress reign in your military industrial complex controlled executive branch. Here is a petition to do so.
Dear Tom,
Last night, President Trump launched a major missile strike against Syria, stating that the action was in retaliation for the deplorable chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians earlier this week.
As The Nation’s John Nichols points out, the Constitution requires authorization by Congress—something Trump did not have—to declare war. And Congress is about to leave Washington for its spring recess. Nichols quotes Representative Barbara Lee, the lone vote against President George W. Bush’s 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force: “at a time when President Trump stands on the verge of marching our nation into another war with unknown costs and consequences, Congress should not be on recess. I urge the Speaker to honor the Constitution and require a debate and vote on any further use of force in Syria.”
We’ve launched a petition demanding that members of Congress cancel their spring recess to rein in Trump’s illegal war. You can click here to sign,
https://www.thenation.com/article/demand-that-congress-cancel-its-recess-to-rein-in-trumps-illegal-war-in-syria/
but don’t stop there. Call your representatives with the same message. You can reach them at the Congressional switchboard at 202-224-3121 or find your senators’ numbers here and representative’s number here.
It is vital that Congress feels the heat from constituents angry about yet another illegal war in the Middle East. Sign our petition, then call your members of Congress now and demand they rein in Trump’s illegal war.
All the best,
Sarah Arnold
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