Join us for a national day of action to oppose military action in Syria and make calls to Congress. See more details below.

 

Charleston Vigil

Oppose Military Action in Syria

Join us Monday, September 9, 7:00pm

Haddad Riverfront Park Downtown

Please bring signs and water to share.

 

Not in Charleston? Please organize an event in your town.

 

Stand together. Contact your friends, neighbors, organizations and fellow Citizen Activists to come together on Monday 9/9 at 7:00pm in your own cities, towns and communities to stand in solidarity to

"Stop the Strikes"

and

"Stop the War Before it Starts."

Call us at 304-346-5891 to let us know details about your event,

or if you need some support in organizing your own event.

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Call Congress Now to Oppose Syria Strikes.

 

Stop the War Before It Starts.

 

 

Dial 1-855-788-0202 to call your Representative and Senators in Congress and urge them to OPPOSE the use of military force in Syria. Click here for a script and to report back on how your call went.

 

The apparent use of chemical weapons to murder civilians is abhorrent and a frightening escalation of an already brutal campaign by the Assad regime. The Syrian civil war is a tragedy that has already claimed more than 100,000 lives on both sides. But if the U.S. starts dropping bombs, it won't end the violence, change the balance of power or even act as a deterrent against the Assad regime’s brutal actions.¹

The American public is opposed to military action and bombing Syria could lead to deeper military engagement down the road.² We can't let this happen.

Making just one phone call is worth 100 emails to Congress.

Call your Representative and Senators now at 1-855-788-0202 and urge them to OPPOSE the use of military force in Syria. Click here for a script and to report back on how your call went.

President Obama and many leaders are rightly outraged at the use of chemical weapons in Syria. And progressives of good conscience have considered the situation and risks involved and decided to support military action. But we believe that such action creates numerous risks of escalating the conflict, leading to more civilian deaths, possible widening of the conflict outside of Syria and it may not even deter Assad or others from using chemical weapons in the future. 

We also agree with this warning from Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) that once "you start a war, nobody's going to tell you that you can limit [it]. Once you get in, all these resolutions mean nothing."³

Diplomatic options are FAR from exhausted and we should aggressively pursue alternatives, build international support and expand humanitarian aid. Wading into a civil war without support from the United Nations and allies is a mistake. That's why Britain, Germany and other nations - even ones that backed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - have said they can't support Obama's plan.⁴

Yesterday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force and the full Senate will vote soon followed by a vote in the House. Will you call your member of Congress right now, today?

Just dial 1-855-788-0202 and urge them to OPPOSE the use of military force in Syria. Click here for a script and to report back on how your call went.

We've known for a long time, you can't bomb a country into peace, you can only bomb it to pieces. We saw that in Iraq when despite our overwhelming military might, thousands of U.S. military, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians and billions of dollars were lost.



We stopped the Iraq War after years and years of struggle. But this time, we have a chance to stop the Syrian War before it starts. If Congress says no to the President's plan now, we can stop the bombs, and give diplomatic options a chance to work. But we need to send them a message FAST. 

Making just one phone call is worth 100 emails to Congress. Will you call your Representative and Senators right now, today?

Just dial 1-855-788-0202 and urge them to OPPOSE the use of military force in Syria. Click here for a script and to report back on how your call went.

Sincerely,
Ross Wallen
USAction / TrueMajority

PS: Can't call? Click here to send a message to Congress telling them to OPPOSE the use of military force in Syria.

1 - "The Case Against Military Intervention in Syria," the Nation, September 16, 2013

2 - "The American Public's Views on U.S. Military Intervention in Syria," August 31, 2013

3 - "Pelosi urging more Dem input on Syria," The Hill, September 4, 2013

4 - "Applying the 8 Questions of the Powell Doctrine to Syria," foreignpolicy, September 3, 2013

USAction Resolution on Proposed Military Action in Syria

9/5/2013

 

USAction applauds President Obama’s decision to seek Congressional approval before taking any military action in Syria, a decision of historic import to restore to Congress the Constitutional authority to declare war.

USAction deeply abhors the apparent action of the Assad regime in Syria to use chemical weapons, a frightening escalation of the brutal campaign Assad has been waging to suppress the Democratic aspirations of the Syrian people and preserve his dictatorship.

However, USAction urges Congress to oppose military action by the United States in response to the use of chemical weapons. We believe that such action creates numerous risks of escalating the conflict, leading to more civilian deaths, possible widening of the conflict outside of Syria, and that there are significant questions about whether a military action will be a deterrent against the Assad regime’s brutal actions.

USAction urges the United States to aggressively pursue alternative responses other than military action. We reject the false choice between bombing and impunity. The United States should pursue alternatives aimed at building international support for action, including convening a meeting of the States Parties to Chemical Weapons Convention, a complete arms embargo and halting all trade with Syria other than expanded humanitarian aid.