Anti-War Protestors in Tulsa - Syria Not Our War

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Comment by Tony Nuspl on September 14, 2013 at 2:59pm

Two letters initiated by Virginia Republican Scott Rigell and California Democrat Barbara Lee in the week before President Obama went to Congress were so crucial.  192 Members of the House stood up and said: "Mr. President, you need to come to Congress on this." If President Obama had tried to ignore Congress after that, he was on dangerous ground.

There's been a lot of speculation about why President Obama went to Congress -- not all of it completely wrong, because there's multiple causation, but much of it missing the importance of a very basic explanation: because 192 Members of the House publicly demanded it, in compliance with the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution.

How We Stopped the U.S. Bombing of Syria
Posted: 09/12/2013

by Robert Naiman, Policy Director, Just Foreign Policy

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/war-powers-resolution-s...

Comment by Tony Nuspl on September 1, 2013 at 12:19pm

More coverage on Channel6, includes quotes from three TPF Steering Committee members, including the TPF President, the TPF Vice-President, and the most senior member of TPF Steering Cttee

“Oklahomans Protest Possible U.S. Military Action In Syria”
Posted: Aug 31, 2013 9:57 PM CST
Tony Russell, News On 6
http://www.newson6.com/story/23310475/oklahomans-protest-possible-u...

Tulsa protesters are fired up about the President's plans to intervene with Syria's civil war. They want America to stay out of it. "It's just way, way out of hand," said Mark Manley of Tulsa Peace Fellowship.

More than 40 protesters stood at a busy Tulsa intersection on Saturday holding signs that said, "that is not our war" and "no war with Syria."

"I would hope that there would be a more diplomatic solution like and providing aid to who are suffering," protestor Ejaz Siddiqui said.

Protestors believe the reason the President is asking for Congress to approve military action is because many Americans aren't supporting his plans.

"There has to be another solution instead of sending armies to them that will create more chaos," Siddiqui said.

The Tulsa protesters spoke out against any U.S military action against Syria. They say our country can't afford another overseas war.

"Don't like my tax dollars killing people and that's what's happening," Manley said.

Bryan Cheek said, "I'm afraid they're probably just going to go ahead and give him carte blanche."
Anti-war protests weren't only happening in Tulsa.

"I would like to see us to stand down to not be the policemen to the world," activist Larry Hochhaus said.

People protesting a possible war with Syria held signs in Oklahoma City as well.