Dear Congress: Support Diplomacy, Oppose War of Choice

The Project on Middle East Democracy was one of many organizations that signed onto a letter led by the National Iranian American Council (NAIC) to Congressional leadership, calling for Congress to advance H.R.4173, the Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons and Stop War Through Diplomacy Act, and to oppose S.Res.380 and H.Res.568. The letter, addressed to John Boehner (R-OH), Harry Reid (D-NV), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Mitch McConnell (R-KY), cautioned against taking military action against Iran. “The American people expect all diplomatic and peaceful options to be exhausted before any military action against Iran is considered,” the letter read, “Our brave servicemen and women deserve nothing less. And all Americans deserve a Congress that will ensure that the United States will never initiate an unauthorized war of choice and will instead utilize every diplomatic means at its disposal to peacefully resolve the standoff with Iran.”