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From: melsant@vipac.org Date: Sun 8 Jul 2007 Subject: [Vipac-letters] Support Israel: Redirection of Efforts toward Sender: vipac-letters-bounces@vipac.org Errors-To: vipac-letters-bounces@vipac.org Dear Mr. President: The recent appointment of the ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair as special Middle East envoy for peace is encouraging. But is the =93Roadmap to Peace=94 the right formula to achieve stability in the area and throughout the world? In a recent article in the World Net Daily Joseph Farah suggests a redirection of efforts in order to bring an end to the world wide terrorist threat. Farah suggests that =93Peace can only be achieved as Ronald Reagan and Winston Churchill instructed us by striving for strength and sticking to principle=85 Peace is nearly always an option for those facing armed aggression. You can usually achieve it through surrender. But surrender usually brings about other consequences like loss of freedom=85 Now given that there is only one truly free country in the Middle East Israel it would seem in the best interest of the world the region and the people of the area =96 Arabs Israelis Muslims Jews and Christians =96 to expand the tiny state of Israel so that more can live in freedom and fewer in bondage and servitude to the state.=94 Farah suggests that we stop stressing a goal of =93Peace=94 and start stressing =93Freedom=94 for all people. Farah maintains that people who are free will be interested in keeping a peaceful Middle East. Farah=92s formula is to =93Disengage from any further efforts to create a Palestinian state=85Cut off all funding to the Palestinian Authority=85 and allow and encourage Israel to defend itself without interference or condemnation. =93 Funding the Palestinian Arab Authority has only encouraged Hamas Hezbollah and the other terrorist organizations. It is time to change our policy from one that has not produced results. Farah=92s suggestions seem to be a valid alternative to years of fruitless efforts. Respectfully yours =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The President's email: comments@whitehouse.gov. The Vice President's email: vice.president@whitehouse.gov White House phone: 202-456-1111 Fax: 202-456-2461 Senate and House switchboard: = 202-224-3121 Click on "Govt. Email Addresses" at www.vipac.org for other officials. To give added impact to your email please also send hard copy letters by snail mail using an envelope and a stamp by clicking on printer icon and signing your name with a pen to: The Hon. lleana Ros-Lehtinen Subcommittee on Middle East House International Relations Committee 2160 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 The Hon. Gary Ackerman Subcommittee on Middle East House International Relations Committee 2243 Rayburn House Office Building Washington D.C. 20515 And of course to: President Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington D.C. 20500 _______________________________________________ |