{"id":4488,"date":"2015-06-09T18:21:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T22:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/?p=4488"},"modified":"2015-06-09T18:25:04","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T22:25:04","slug":"tell-congress-diplomacy-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/tell-congress-diplomacy-with-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell Congress: Diplomacy with Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/696\/p\/dia\/action3\/common\/public\/?action_KEY=17683\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4489\" src=\"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Iran_225.png\" alt=\"Iran_225\" width=\"225\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><strong>Please l<\/strong><b>et your Members of Congress know that you support diplomacy with Iran<\/b>. While not perfect nor yet complete, the framework we have so far is very strong and needs to be supported. Right now, there are <b>a large number of Members of Congress who want to kill the deal<\/b><b>, which would likely send us on a path to war<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/696\/p\/dia\/action3\/common\/public\/?action_KEY=17683\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Let your Member of Congress know that you want diplomacy and peace by signing the petition. &gt;&gt;<\/b><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>The process of diplomacy is long and often involves difficult tradeoffs. The negotiators of this deal included scientific experts like Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, who insists that this deal would successfully prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon, with the most comprehensive monitoring system ever implemented for nuclear inspections.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a years-long drumbeat for war, diplomacy is working. There is still more to be done to finalize this deal, but we have to act now to make sure that those pushing for greater confrontation and escalation can\u2019t kill this opportunity at the last minute.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/696\/p\/dia\/action3\/common\/public\/?action_KEY=17683\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sign the petition today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>By diplomatically engaging those with whom we disagree, we can stop wars, even if it means making some compromises.<\/b> As Yitzhak Rabin famously said, \u201cYou don\u2019t make peace with friends\u201d. We need to talk to those with whom we disagree the most. To paraphrase another great statesman, John Kennedy, we can never fear to negotiate. It is only through working with one another that we can build a better world.<\/p>\n<p>This framework agreement is a major step towards a more peaceful world.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let it fail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/696\/p\/dia\/action3\/common\/public\/?action_KEY=17683\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sign the petition today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<br \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/696\/images\/staff%20photo\/JeffHeadshot_sm.jpg\" alt=\"Jeff Photo\" width=\"70\" height=\"95\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><b>Jeff Pudlo<\/b><\/i>,<br \/> Legislative Associate<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please let your Members of Congress know that you support diplomacy with Iran. 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