TO DO: Stop War in Syria
Source: CREDO

http://act.credoaction.com/call/syria_congress/?rd=1&t=4&referring_akid=8869.4584760.j5KKOP

Don't bomb Syria


President Obama has sent a draft resolution authorizing the use of American military force in Syria to Congress. We need to speak out today and tell our senators and members of Congress to say no to American military intervention.
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Update: The tide is turning against American military intervention in Syria.

What the mainstream media was initially reporting as an inevitable military attack on Syria is now seen as a genuine toss up. We can stop this war, but to succeed we'll have to escalate the pressure.

Amazing. CREDO members have reported making over 15,000 phone calls to Congress in just the last week. Over 225,000 of us have signed the petition opposing war with Syria. And just last night, CREDO members participated in over 150 vigils across the country along with members of MoveOn, the PCCC and the Win Without War coalition. The results of this activism by CREDO members and our allies have shifted the momentum in our favor. Even President Obama told NBC, “I wouldn't say I'm confident" about Congress authorizing the use of military force in Syria.1 However, President Obama is still pushing Congress to grant him the authority to attack Syria. And the worst thing we could do now is let up the pressure and lose our momentum.

Members of Congress have been urged to vote their conscience, which means they will be more sensitive than usual to constituents who call in and voice their opinions. And our allies on the Hill have told us that offices are reporting receiving calls that run 10 to 1 in opposition to the authorization to use military force. Even hawkish Democrat Brad Sherman admitted in an interview yesterday, "I don't know a member of Congress whose e-mails and phone calls are in favor of this."2 With the American public staunchly against bombing Syria, anti-war members of Congress are telling us the best thing we can do is make sure we keep the phones on Capitol Hill ringing off the hook. If we can keep this kind of momentum up, we can stop Congress from giving the green light for a unilateral American attack on Syria.

As we reject military intervention in Syria, it’s important to understand that there is a better way to achieve the goals we all share. The use of chemical weapons is morally reprehensible, and it should be punished. The International Criminal Court should immediately start war crime tribunals and proceedings against those responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria. And the U.S. can take evidence that Assad’s regime used chemical weapons to the UN Security Council and seek a resolution against Syria. Furthermore, we should aggressively follow up on Russia’s proposal for Syria to place all of its chemical weapons under international control. More broadly, we need to use diplomatic tools to push Russia to stop defending the regime, which could open the door for international action to broker a ceasefire -- the only way we will stop the massacre of civilians. Finally, we should greatly expand humanitarian aid for the millions of refugees created by this bloody civil war. But as heart wrenching as the ongoing civil war has become, the United States should not start dropping bombs. A knee jerk, unilateral attack by the U.S. won’t help civilians -- it will make matters worse. There are times when military force is necessary and justifiable. But this isn't one of them.

The time is now to speak out. Your activism matters.