An Open Letter to Congress on Syria
Quicker, easier, more seductive -- and wrong
Here is the letter that I sent to my senators and congressman on Syria. Whether you agree or disagree, I urge you to email or call your representatives. Let them hear your voice!
I implore you to vote "no" on military intervention in Syria. No vital U.S. interest is at stake, and an attack will have unforeseen consequences that are nearly impossible to predict. The proper response to the Assad regime's use of poison gas is not more killing. I don't want American cruise missiles slamming into Syrian bodies in my name. Neither should you.
Respectfully yours,
William Astore, professor and retired lieutenant colonel (USAF)
Astore may be reached at wjastore@gmail.com.
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