Eventuallythe Senate will be called upon to ratify the final treaty, and it is important that we begin building support for the treaty in Congress. A war between Iran and Israel would destabilize the Middle East further and lead to unthinkable war and terrorism. Please write your Senator, and also your Representative as well,to ask for their support. Below is a letter that I sent to my Legislators, which you may use for ideas. I am sure there will be several petitions circulating about this, but sometimes a personal letter carries more weight.:
The UShad many Iranian students and friends back in the 60s and 70s who thought America was great. When the Revolution started, many of them returned home to protect their families. Iran has been under the control of extremists for over 30 years and the moderates have just recently been able to elect a president who wishes to improve relationships with United States and remove the sanctions on their country. If we think we have trouble in the Middle East now, imagine how it would be if a war started between Israel and Iran, and the radicals seize power again.
While the negotiated agreement may not be all we would wish, we should give it a chance. Under the framework, Iran would give up two-thirds of its centrifuges used to enrich uranium and would reduce its stockpile of low-enriched uranium from 10,000 kilograms to 300 kilograms. These two things alone would diminish Tehran's ability to produce a nuclear weapon. Its nuclear apparatus would be smaller, and under these guidelines, Iran's pathway to nuclear weapons, while certainly not impossible, would be much more difficult.
Iran would convert its underground nuclear reactor, which could produce weapons grade plutonium, to one which would not and would be used primarily for research purposes. The agreement contains inspection and verification to see that Iran complies fully.
Please support the agreement. It is not just a treaty with United States, but with six other countries and the European Union. Our failure to approve it would cause trouble with our allies, who are anxious to put an end to this crisis, and could lead to a devastating war in the Middle East.
I wish I could agree with you but I cannot. Iran has proven itself to be a government (one with the Ayatollah's pulling the strings) that cannot be trusted, one that has supplied weapons and funds to terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah, one that is already because of its newfound smiley relationship with the USA is already flexing its muscles in the Middle East - interfering with shipping and supporting destabilizing neighbouring counties such as Yemen. However, I know that there are those who feel that whatever Obama does is sacrosanct and not to be questioned, so all I can say is - just wait and see.