Hello friends,
The last thing our country and the world need is another war. There are
already so many going on simultaneously that it's hard to keep track of
them all. They all bring pain and suffering, loss of life and limb,
dislocation, environmental degradation and psychic scaring that leads to
inter-generational trauma,
As we write this, analysts are claiming that Trump and Company have made
a decision to enter the war. The U.S. has already been supplying Israel
with tens of billions in armaments. Our government has been supplying
intelligence, and has been helping Israel intercept incoming missiles.
It now appears U.S. Forces will join Israel in bombing Iran; continuing
and expanding a cycle of violence.
Trump initially claimed that, while the U.S. was informed about Israel's
decision to go to war, the U.S. was not a party to the conflict. This
has changed and, As you've likely heard, Trump has cast our lot in with Netanyahu and his war of aggression against Iran.
No debate, no Congressional authorizations, simply the adoption of
Israel's war by joining it in the first person plural. In a new post on
Truth Social using the term “We,” Trump wrote: “We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran. The "we" refers to Israel and the U.S.
Our Constitution requires an act of Congress to go to war. This could
come as a declaration of war. It also could, under the War Powers Act be
facilitated by a resolution passed by both houses of Congress. Key, of
course, is to have a debate in Congress and a vote, something no one in
the Trump administration has even mentioned.
While Netanyahu and Trump claim Iran is on the verge of attaining a nuclear weapon, experts, including those in the U.S. intelligence community, disagree. Did anyone notice that Israel has a large nuclear arsenal, or that the U.S. has a massive one? It's pure hypocrisy to call out Iran, a member of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which Israel is not. This war is about hegemony; about dominance, not about nukes.
If allowed to continue, this will, unfortunately, likely be a deadly, protracted war; a forever war that harms all. Democracy Now! reports that, after just five days of war, “Israeli strikes since Friday have killed at least 585 people across Iran and wounded over 1,300. Iranian strikes on Israel have killed at least 23 people and injured more than 630.”
More war is insane. We need peace, cooperation, healing. Please do what you can. Make your voice heard. Below is contact info:
President Donald Trump
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Comment line: 202/456-1111
11-3 Eastern, Tuesday-Thursday
On-line Contact: HERE
Sen. Josh Hawley
212 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone 202-224-6154
Columbia Office: 1123 Wilkes Blvd., Suite 220
Columbia, MO 65201
Phone: (573) 554-1919
Fax: (573) 256-1805
On-line Contact: HERE
Sen. Eric Schmitt
B11 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-5721
Columbia Office 1123 Wilkes Blvd., Suite 320
Columbia, MO 65201
Phone: (573) 514-8680
On-line Contact: HERE
Rep. Mark Alford (4th District)
1516 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2876
Columbia Office
2401 Bernadette Dr. Ste. 117
Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: 573-540-6600.
On-line Contact: HERE
Rep. Bob Onder (3rd District)
1113 Longworth HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2956
Fax: (202) 225-5712
Jefferson City Office:
235 E High St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: (573) 635-7232
Fax: (573) 635-8347
On-line Contact: HERE