As concerned and informed U.S. citizens, we urge the immediate injunction against any form of military action toward Iran. Any military intervention would lead to calamitous loss of life. It would most seriously threaten the economy of the U.S. and that of much of the world. It could easily escalate into widespread war since Iran counts China, Russia, Venezuela, and Brazil as allies--all who possess deep economic ties with Iran. China, who has the fastest growing economy in the world and who has carried out extensive military exercises with Russia, has signed the largest energy bill in the world with Iran. A U.S.- or Israeli-led attack would endanger the very foundation of China's economy, which also holds up the value of the U.S. dollar and funds our debt, which increases at the rate of two or more billion dollars per day. Such a move could plunge the U.S. into a financial situation that could eclipse the Great Depression in its severity.

The evidence for the planning of U.S. and Israeli air strikes on Iranian nuclear sites is overwhelming. The U.S. has sold at least 500 bunker busters, as well as other weapons, to Israel. Much evidence forecasts U.S./Israeli air strikes against Iran in March of 2006, suspiciously the same month Iran opens its Oil Bourse, which will sell oil only in Euros instead of the customary U.S. dollars. In the December 30, 2005, issue of the German Der Speigel (http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,392783,00.html), it was reported that during "CIA Director Porter Goss' Dec. 12 visit to Ankara, he asked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to provide support for a possible 2006 air strike against Iranian nuclear and military facilities.
The article also stated: "DDP (German News Agency) also reported that the governments of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Oman and Pakistan have been informed in recent weeks of Washington's military plans." This is just one of countless recent reports of the military planning against Iran. For an in-depth collection of articles on the subject of military action on Iran, please visit this site: http://reseaudesign.com/research/iran/iran_summery.html.
The U.S. has absolutely nothing to gain from military action against Iran. Beyond that, given our recent bloody campaign in Iraqwhich for some time has faced increasing oppositionand given our overstretched military, and given our massive economic deficitspushing close to the default levelthe U.S. doesn't have a single advantage in a military conflict with Iran. Engaging Iran in any form of aggressive conflict would destroy any remaining favorable U.S. standing in world opinion, would be met with severe and bloody resistance, possibly a war between the U.S. and many countries, and could lead to unrecoverable damage to the U.S. This madness has to be stopped before it becomes a situation of no return.

We, the undersigned, are urging all members of Congress to do everything in their power to ensure that the conflict with Iran does not reach the level of military confrontation.