[H-PAD] Iran/Iraq Emergency Message #1

[Carolyn Eisenberg]

In view of the escalating Middle East crisis, now intensified by the US assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, expect additional H-Pad messages with updates on possible action and helpful resources.

H-PAD Legislative Coordinators:
Carolyn Eisenberg and Prasannan Parthasarathi

The immediate need is to contact your member of Congress, urge them to block any further acts of war by the Trump Administration and demand diplomacy

To reach your Senators and Representatives call the Capitol Switchboard 202 -224-3121

Some resources:


Oona Hathoway, "The Soleimani Strike Defied the US Constitution


https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/soleimani-strike-law/604417/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fideas%2Farchive%2F2020%2F01%2Fsoleimani-strike-law%2F604417%2F&data=02%7C01%7CCarolyn.Eisenberg%40Hofstra.edu%7C91e72db71de043be403008d792bb2aaa%7Ce32fc43d7c6246d9b49fcd53ba8d9424%7C0%7C0%7C637139204910331041&sdata=JaEeMs7e0QjfbIS618fjpJjcLwuiSRhwcjcDlYKf1L0%3D&reserved=0>

Andrew Bacevich,  Trump’s Suleimaini Strike is More of the Same Old Losing US Game Plan
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-01-03/qassem-suleimani-donald-trump-iran-drone-assassination<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fopinion%2Fstory%2F2020-01-03%2Fqassem-suleimani-donald-trump-iran-drone-assassination&data=02%7C01%7CCarolyn.Eisenberg%40Hofstra.edu%7C91e72db71de043be403008d792bb2aaa%7Ce32fc43d7c6246d9b49fcd53ba8d9424%7C0%7C0%7C637139204910331041&sdata=v5Ea6e7ZpMjyuvnXzuHM7a3qq96cNTxNU%2FT%2BK6OlkMs%3D&reserved=0>

Triti Parsi, Could Trump's Credibility Problems Impact Belief of his Iran Assertions

https://quincyinst.org/2020/01/05/could-trumps-credibility-problems-impact-belief-of-his-iran-assertions/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquincyinst.org%2F2020%2F01%2F05%2Fcould-trumps-credibility-problems-impact-belief-of-his-iran-assertions%2F&data=02%7C01%7CCarolyn.Eisenberg%40Hofstra.edu%7C91e72db71de043be403008d792bb2aaa%7Ce32fc43d7c6246d9b49fcd53ba8d9424%7C0%7C0%7C637139204910341038&sdata=45GV3N9vDLhc8ZAHe5GEoSqrgVKk9wGnhaS1wuNNfKg%3D&reserved=0>

Ervand Abrahmian, Phyllis Bennis, Impact of Suleimani Assassination
https://www.democracynow.org/2020/1/3/right_wing_populists_will_sweep_the<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democracynow.org%2F2020%2F1%2F3%2Fright_wing_populists_will_sweep_the&data=02%7C01%7CCarolyn.Eisenberg%40Hofstra.edu%7C91e72db71de043be403008d792bb2aaa%7Ce32fc43d7c6246d9b49fcd53ba8d9424%7C0%7C0%7C637139204910351031&sdata=q2eN2XMlFIfpC28cBe9PzvCbEg9ngcJsSDuYJizQXYo%3D&reserved=0>
Juan Cole, Making America Hated Again
https://www.juancole.com/2020/01/america-thousands-soleimani.html<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.juancole.com%2F2020%2F01%2Famerica-thousands-soleimani.html&data=02%7C01%7CCarolyn.Eisenberg%40Hofstra.edu%7C91e72db71de043be403008d792bb2aaa%7Ce32fc43d7c6246d9b49fcd53ba8d9424%7C0%7C0%7C637139204910351031&sdata=IBax7MXbVX7Nb4Prf7HcIsBMr2m%2B9mjPnVKJSeHL4Rc%3D&reserved=0>




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