Action Alert on Korea
As the Olympics begin, take action today to prevent war with North Korea!
On Monday, 18 Senators sent a letter to the White House informing President Trump that he does not have legal authority to launch a military strike on North Korea. This is a great sign that Congress is finally finding its spine to stand up to Trump’s bellicose threats of war, and reclaiming its legal authority to debate and authorize military force.
As the Olympic games in South Korea begin, there is no better time for Congress to take the next step and pass legislation barring any funding for a preventive war with North Korea. There are currently bills in both the Senate and the House that would do just that, and we need you to urge your Members of Congress to support them today. Alarming reports are coming out of the White House that Trump is planning a targeted, preventive strike on North Korea designed to give it a “bloody nose.” It calls for a sharp, violent response to some North Korean provocation. Evidence is piling in that this is becoming more and more likely.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) recently declared that if North Korea conducts another nuclear test, there’s a 70% likelihood of a U.S. military attack in response. In returning from a recent trip to South Korea, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) observed that “Americans simply are not in touch with just how close we are to war on the Korean peninsula.”
We can’t allow Congress to sit on the sidelines while Trump considers launching a preventive war against North Korea. Please, write your Members of Congress today and demand they support legislation to block any preventive military attack against North Korea. Thank you for taking this important action for peace on the Korean peninsula today.
P.S. In November 2017, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an Olympic Truce, or a cessation of hostilities during the Winter Games, which gained the support of 157 Member States including both Koreas and future hosts of the Olympic Games Japan, China, France and the United States. That makes this the perfect time for Congress to step up and pass these bills to stop any preventive military attack after the Games are completed.
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