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64. Good Pic, Here is a sample letter for those that have not yet contacted their reps.

I'm new to the forum and wanted to share with anyone that has yet not contact their Congressman/Senator regarding the upcoming vote and may want some ideas on what to say to them to help them vote no. I've marked the areas where you would replace their name or state with XXXXX. Hope this helps:

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Senator XXXXXX,

First I would like to thank you for currently serving as our Senator from XXXXXXXXX and taking on the responsibility of what will sure to be a tough and very important up and coming vote in the Senate.

In regards to the Syrian strikes you will be voting on, I have to ask that you vote no to the authorization. This attack plan presented by the White House only has options that are bad and worse for the world. The attack proposed will not deter, neutralize, suppress or destroy the enemy capability. It is just going to provoke a larger response in middle east region and the victims of that response will be the United States and Israel. I recommend against this course of action as this is not good war making and further will most likely suck us into yet another conflict in the middle east that will have no end in sight. I understand the arguments being presented for it, but I do not think defending the President's red line is worth one drop of American blood.

One thing to consider is that recently Carla del Ponte, a member of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria during an interview with Swiss TV was discussing a chemical attack that happened in March and attributed that attack to the rebels. Also Turkey news sources had made reports back in June of this year that rebels had been caught by local authorities trying to cross the border with Sarin gas. In light of Iraq "curveball" reports dealing with WMD evidence on the run up to war in Iraq this unfortunately leads me to question the validity of the evidence regarding the chemical attack in Syria. I do not hold that Assad's regime did not carry out the attack only that I think a decision as important as this should be made with caution (especially as U.S. national interests are not directly involved) we should consider carefully and garner support from as many of the countries in the world if any punitive action is to be made. This strike as presented by the President in my opinion does not have a clear main goal, specific objectives and it is not clear to me that we are prepared and committed to the repercussions or "blowback" that will certainly follow this action, such as say Syria's chemical weapons fall in the hands of Al-Queda backed rebels.

Finally I strongly believe that the United States should not have to shoulder responsibility for any action alone. In light of the recent parliament vote by one of our closest allies England to not support military action and the response from some of our other allies to not be directly involved in the attack I think that should send us a signal for a moment of pause. We need to not be rushed on any decision regarding action against a country that has not attacked us directly or any of our allies, and at this time I sense that the pace this is going is very fast in comparison to other military actions we have been involved in, in the past. One thing we need to consider is that if we go it alone, by definition we will be breaking International Law regarding an attack on a sovereign country against UN charter. There is much more that needs to be considered than what I will be able to include in this email, and probably the most important details come not from things we know, but from things we don't. Suffice to say at this time it does not make any sense to support military action in regards to a Syria strike and I urge you join the rest of the representatives from around our the country that will be voting no on the authorization to be voted on.

Thank you.

Sources regarding chemical attacks on March 2013 attributed to Rebels and Rebels caught crossing the Turkey border with Sarin:
http://p.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/6/syrian-rebels-used-sarin-nerve-gas-not-assads-regi/

http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/151261/russia-asks-turkey-for-info-on-sarin-terrorists.html