Sign the petition: This Democrat may start a war with Iran

Dear Indiana, Senator Menendez and his caucus of warmongering Democrats blinked. Last week, Senator Menendez and nine other Democrats sent a letter to the White House saying that they won't vote on diplomacy-killing sanctions on Iran until after March 24. That's great news, and evidence that our pressure – including over 65,000 petition signatures to Senator Menendez, hundreds of tweets, and great press coverage in New Jersey's paper of record1 2 and the Huffington Post3 – is working. But new sanctions on Iran are still on the table, so we have to do even more to call out Senator Menendez for warmongering on Iran. You still haven't signed our petition telling Senator Menendez to stop warmongering on Iran. Please click here to do so now. The stakes in this fight are enormous – in part because the debate over our negotiations with Iran is a microcosm of a much broader debate about whether violence or diplomacy is more effective at protecting our national security. If Senator Menendez's warmonger caucus gets its way, the United States will likely end up in a bloody, costly war of choice with Iran. But if progressives like us run interference with Congress so that our diplomats can successfully strike a deal with Iran, it will be a major blow to hawks who believe that war is the answer to every foreign policy problem America faces. In short, a successful Iran deal will show once again that diplomatic pressure, not war, is the most important tool we have for keeping Americans safe. This isn't a fight any of us can afford to sit out. I hope you'll join me in calling on Senator Menendez to stop pushing new sanctions that would put us back on the path to war and confrontation with Iran: http://act.credoaction.com/sign/menendez_warmonger?t=3&akid=12879.7925804.EuZKzB Thank you for speaking out against war with Iran. - Zack 1. Jonathan D. Salant, "Liberal group challenges Menendez over his support of new Iran sanctions," New Jersey Star-Ledger, January 24, 2015 2. Jonathan D. Salant, "Menendez delays Iran sanctions bill opposed by Obama," New Jersey Star-Ledger, January 27, 2015 3. Jennifer Bendery, "Peace Gets A Chance: Democratic Hawks Back Off Iran Sanctions Bill," Huffington Post, January 27, 2015 Stop Senator Menendez from warmongering on Iran Tell Senator Robert Menendez: "Your campaign to impose additional sanctions on Iran is nothing short of irresponsible warmongering. Immediately drop your dangerous Iran sanctions bill, which will kill diplomacy and risk another unnecessary war of choice in the Middle East, and support President Obama's diplomacy." Add your name: Dear Indiana, Senator Robert Menendez doesn't want you to call him a "warmonger" – but his actions say loudly that he is one.1 Along with Republican Mark Kirk, Senator Menendez has done more in the last two years than any other Democrat to beat the drums for war with Iran. Menendez is once again pushing a dangerous sanctions bill that, if passed, would sabotage negotiations and put us back on a path to confrontation and unnecessary war with Iran. Tell Senator Menendez: Immediately drop your dangerous Iran sanctions bill, which will kill diplomacy and risk another unnecessary war of choice in the Middle East. Click here to sign the petition. In his State of the Union, President Obama laid out the consequences of passing the bill, and promised to veto it if comes to his desk: [N]ew sanctions passed by this Congress, at this moment in time, will all but guarantee that diplomacy fails — alienating America from its allies; and ensuring that Iran starts up its nuclear program again. It doesn't make sense. That is why I will veto any new sanctions bill that threatens to undo this progress. The American people expect us to only go to war as a last resort, and I intend to stay true to that wisdom.2 In response to the president, Menendez offered up bizarre, unhinged comments to the media suggesting the Obama administration's talking points were coming "straight out of Tehran."3 This is beyond the pale. There's a risk that enough Democrats will join Senator Menendez to override President Obama's veto and push through new sanctions – but only if they can get away with doing it without being perceived as voting for war. The best way to make sure Menendez's sanctions bill doesn't pass is to make it clear that supporting this bill is warmongering, and force other Democrats to remember the political lesson of the Iraq war: A vote for war is a permanent stain on your legacy. Tell Senator Menendez: Immediately drop your dangerous Iran sanctions bill, which will kill diplomacy and risk another unnecessary war of choice in the Middle East. Click here to sign the petition. Diplomacy with Iran is working.4 So far, Iran has stuck to the commitments it has made at the negotiating table, and today, Iran is further from building a nuclear weapon that it was before the negotiations began. And there's strong evidence that a final deal is within reach.5 If the United States violates the interim agreement by passing more sanctions on Iran, we will not only drive Iran away from the bargaining table but lose legitimacy with our allies, which could cause much of the global sanctions regime against Iran to collapse.6 That will make it easier for Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, further destabilize the Middle East, create friction between America and our allies, and almost guarantee an enormously bloody and costly war between the United States and Iran. Senator Menendez should know all of this, but he is either deeply deluded about the likely consequences of his action, or, like so many of his Republican allies, acting in bad faith because he actually wants a war with Iran. Either way, we have to hold him accountable. Tell Senator Menendez: Immediately drop your dangerous Iran sanctions bill, which will kill diplomacy and risk another unnecessary war of choice in the Middle East. Click here to sign the petition. Thank you for taking action. Zack Malitz, Campaign Manager CREDO Action from Working Assets Add your name: 1. Patricia Zengerle, "U.S. Senate's Menendez happy in 'bad cop' role on Iran talks," Reuters, February 26, 2014 2. "President Obama's State of the Union Address — Remarks As Prepared for Delivery" 3. Jim Newell, "Bob Menendez, Bibi & the GOP: The alliance sabotaging Iranian nuclear talks," Salon, January 22, 2015 4. George Jahn, "UN: Iran Honors Pledge to Temporarily Freeze Nuke Program," AP, January 20, 2015 5. Ryan Costello, "Iran nuclear talks 101," The Hill, January 8, 2015 6. Laurent Fabius, Philip Hammond, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Federica Mogherini, "Give diplomacy with Iran a chance," Washington Post, January 21, 2015 Share on Facebook Post to your wall Tweet this Post to Twitter © 2015 CREDO. All rights reserved. To change your email or mailing address, please click here: https://act.credoaction.com/me/update/?t=25&akid=12879.7925804.EuZKzB To remove yourself from this list, please visit our subscription management page at: http://act.credoaction.com/cms/unsubscribe/unsubscribe/?t=27&akid=12879.7925804.EuZKzB