Diplomacy advocate and war skeptic Chuck Hagel is reported to be President Obama’s first choice for Secretary of Defense. Hagel would work to end the war in Afghanistan, avoid war with Iran, and cut the Pentagon budget. Right-wing neocons are organizing a smear campaign to try to scuttle the nomination. Urge your Senators to speak up for Chuck Hagel’s nomination as Secretary of Defense.
There is a petition at MoveOn here:
Back Obama in Tapping Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense
http://signon.org/sign/back-obama-in-tapping-1
You can find phone numbers for your Senators here. If you can’t get through to your Senator’s DC office, try a local office in your state. All those numbers are given here:
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/
A suggested message is:
“I urge you to publicly support Chuck Hagel’s nomination as Secretary of Defense, and to speak out against the right-wing attacks on Senator Hagel.”
You can report your calls to MoveOn here:
http://www.signon.org/tools/call.html
Thanks for taking action! We’ve never been this close to having someone like Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense! Let’s keep up the pressure!