U.S. Jewish groups call on Congress to approve use of force against Syria’s Assad

[The Straight Story]

The American Jewish establishment jumped off the fence on Tuesday and came out in full support of Congressional approval of President Barack Obama’s plans to launch a military strike against Syria’s chemical weapon capacity.

Jewish leaders told Haaretz that the public support expressed in the past two days by leading Republican figures such as Representatives John Boehner and Eric Cantor, as well as the qualified backing shown by Senator John McCain, allayed concerns that the Jewish groups would be accused of taking sides in a political feud between the two parties. “The dynamics changed overnight,” one source said.

The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations said in a statement that “failing to take action would damage the credibility of the U.S. and negatively impact the effort to prevent Iran from achieving a nuclear weapons capacity."

The pro-Israel lobby AIPAC urged Congress to “grant the President the authority to protect America’s security interests.” The lobby’s statement said that “barbarism on a mass scale must not be given a free pass.” And sources said that AIPAC would henceforth lobby Congress to support the use of force against Syrian President Bashar Assad.

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/.premium-1.545297


AIPAC

Press Statement on Syria Resolution

September 03, 2013


AIPAC urges Congress to grant the President the authority he has requested to protect America’s national security interests and dissuade the Syrian regime's further use of unconventional weapons. The civilized world cannot tolerate the use of these barbaric weapons, particularly against an innocent civilian population including hundreds of children.

Simply put, barbarism on a mass scale must not be given a free pass.

This is a critical moment when America must also send a forceful message of resolve to Iran and Hezbollah -- both of whom have provided direct and extensive military support to Assad. The Syrian regime and its Iranian ally have repeatedly demonstrated that they will not respect civilized norms. That is why America must act, and why we must prevent further proliferation of unconventional weapons in this region.

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[markiv]

1. what AIPAC wants, AIPAC gets

when it comes to war vs peace, they represent AIPAC, not YOU

[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. Of course AIPAC does.

[bullwinkle428]

3. I wonder what threshold level of dead Israelis is acceptable to

the war-hawks WHEN Syria decides to retaliate for the strikes by attacking Israel?