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Dear
Al,
Last
week, we surveyed our online supporters on how Peace Action should respond to
the crisis in Syria and Iraq. We asked for an assessment of the situation and
the most important immediate steps to take to build a visible, vibrant
opposition to the war in Syria and Iraq.
After
one month of the bombing in Syria, the results confirm the importance of
maintaining a steady stream of letters to the editor in local and online press to argue for
a way out of the crisis. Two thirds of respondents said that media activism and
public education are priorities.
Over
1,300 supporters responded to the survey. The results reflect an understanding
of the longer term direction of U.S. foreign policy in the region. Over 90%
called for a ban on U.S. weapons sales to countries in the Middle East.
The
responses also show an understanding of what it will take to move public opinion
and leverage political pressure on the administration and Congress to end the
bombing and prioritize political solutions to the crisis of ISIS. Forty-four
percent said that ISIS is not an immediate threat to U.S. security and the
President should work through the United Nations to develop a global response to
ISIS. Over forty percent said that the bombing will strengthen ISIS. The survey
confirmed the bombing should end now!
Peace
Action and over twenty organizations are planning days of local actions during
the week of Veterans/Armistice Day, November 11, focused on Congressional
pressure through community delegations and street actions. Over 60 percent of
our respondents believe the President must gain Congressional authority for the
current military campaign against ISIS.
Please
use our Letters to the Editor online tool which includes a draft of a
letter and a list of your local media outlets. Sending a Letter to the Editor is
a small but important step to build momentum to end the bombing and for a
lasting political solution.
Humbly
for Peace,
Kevin
Martin
Executive Director
Peace Action
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