• Leaders of the Republican Party of Iowa write letter to Congress urging them not to intervene in Syr
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[quote]The chairman of the Iowa GOP and dozens more top Republicans in the state signed onto a letter Friday urging the party’s Congressional delegation to resist military action in Syria. Republican Party of Iowa Chairman A.J. Spiker was the lead signatory on a letter asking U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and U.S. Reps. Tom Latham and Steve King “not to support President Obama’s reckless plans to get this nation embroiled in yet another military conflict in the Middle East.” Obama and his administration are pushing hard for military strikes on the country in response to the apparent use of Sarin gas by the forces of President Bashar al-Assad. The Republican letter-signers noted that the American people, by and large, oppose such action. [quote]For Immediate Release: Friday, September 6, 2013 Contact: Republican Party of Iowa, 515.282.8105 Iowa Leaders Sign Joint Letter to Grassley, Latham and King GOP Officers, State Legislators & Christian Leaders say “No” to Military Action in Syria DES MOINES, Iowa- Today Republican and Conservative leaders from across Iowa came together to co-sign a joint letter to Iowa’s Republican federal office holders, urging them to oppose military action in Syria. A vote on whether or not to authorize the use of force against Syria is expected in the United States House and Senate sometime next week. The open letter comes from over 30 individuals and is comprised of officers and leaders in the state Republican Party, elected officials, and respected Christian leaders. This list is expected to grow. A petition has been set up which Iowans can add their names to at the link here. The letter to Senator Grassley, Congressman Tom Latham and Congressman Steve King is as follows: Dear Senator Grassley, Congressman Latham and Congressman King, We, the undersigned, have come together in a show of unity to encourage you not to support President Obama’s reckless plans to get this nation embroiled in yet another military conflict in the Middle East, which the American people clearly do not support. Polls show only 9% of the American people want our military involved in Syria. We shouldn’t use our troops to salvage the credibility of this administration and compound the President’s foreign policy mistakes by taking military action, an act of war which could easily escalate into a global conflict. While the news reports out of Syria are troubling, we know from experience that America getting involved will only make things worse. It’s not fair to our troops to keep asking them to step up to be the world’s police force. For over ten years they have been called up again and again on similar efforts in the Middle East, resulting in the death of thousands of American soldiers and untold numbers of civilians, instability in the region, a broken economy at home, and a national debt of $17,000,000,000,000. Further, our efforts in the Middle East have made it easier to target religious minorities, particularly Christians. The Associated Press is reporting that Christian villages in Syria are already being attacked by Al-Qaeda. Arab media has reported that as soon as we’re done helping Al-Qaeda in Syria they will turn around and target the hundreds of thousands of Syrian Christians. Why would we ask our troops to fight alongside Al-Qaeda, the very enemy we hold responsible for 9/11? Nothing good can come of getting America involved in this civil war. We respectfully implore you to put a stop to this administration’s dangerous plans by voting “No” on any authorization of military action in Syria. Sincerely, A.J. Spiker Chairman, Republican Party of Iowa Member, Republican National Committee David Fischer Co-Chairman, Republican Party of Iowa Steve Scheffler Republican National Committeeman from Iowa President, Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Tamara Scott Republican National Committeewoman from Iowa Bob Vander Plaats President, The Family Leader Steve Deace Nationally Syndicated Talk Show Host Dr. Drew Ivers State Finance Chairman, Republican Party of Iowa John Kabitzke Treasurer, Republican Party of Iowa Mark Doland Secretary, Republican Party of Iowa Pastor, Park Church of Christ Pastor Brad Sherman Jeff Mullen Lead Pastor, Point of Grace Church Pastor Cary Gordon Cornerstone World Outreach Michael Demastus Pastor of Fort Des Moines Church of Christ Randy Davis Drawing Closer Ministries Pastor Robert Deever Grace West Church State Senator Jack Whitver State Senator Dennis Guth State Representative Jason Schultz State Representative Dwayne Alons State Representative Tom W. Shaw State Representative Greg Heartsill Former State Representative Danny and Joy Carroll Former State Representative Kim Pearson Chad Steenhoek Iowa GOP State Central Committee Kris Thiesen Iowa GOP State Central Committee Dave Cushman Iowa GOP State Central Committee Marcus Fedler Iowa GOP State Central Committee Joel Kurtinitis Iowa GOP State Central Committee Tony Krebsbach Iowa GOP State Central Committee Jeff Shipley Iowa GOP State Central Committee Tammy Kobza State Director, Eagle Forum of Iowa[/quote][/quote] [url]http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/09/06/dozens-of-top-iowa-republicans-urge-against-attack-on-syria/article[/url] [url]http://www.campaignforliberty.org/national-blog/iowa-leaders-oppose-attack-syria/[/url]
Republicans seem divided on this issue; I know that McCain was supporting military action on Syria last week
[QUOTE=BFG9000;42110756]Republicans seem divided on this issue; I know that McCain was supporting military action on Syria last week[/QUOTE] McCain would support military action against anything.
I really don't want to see the US attack Syria. Nothing good can possibly come from that.
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