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Last month over lunch I told Kate I'd been thinking that there are only two really important things to do right now: Stop the impending war with Iran, and save the planet. Then I went home and played World of Warcraft for a few days, and for the next couple weeks I watched movies at Cinequest, with a couple of breaks to play music. It's not that I think those things are more important than war and the environment, it's just that I'm not a very good person.

Anyway, here's the letter I finally wrote today to my representative and senators:

I'm disappointed to read that the Democrats are abandoning an effort to make the president seek approval before going to war with Iran.  This is, of course, only what the Constitution demands, but it's a demand that needs reiterating.

Iraq is a mess, and how to clean it up is a difficult question.  Iran is simple:  We don't need another war of choice.  This could change in the future, but it's not the president's decision.  If war is necessary, it's Congress's job to declare it.

Congressional Democrats shouldn't kid themselves:  They're in power now because the American people are sick of a war they were lied into.  Don't let us be lied into another one.

You know, it's not the best thing I've ever written, and there are more nuances than I allow for in the letter, but since it mostly just goes in a bin that says "Iran war: NO," I guess that's okay.

(While looking for a link, I stumbled across this commentary, which points out that only 10% of polled Americans think we should attack Iran... although the headline, weirdly, says 15%.)