Kirk, Durbin, Roskam: Boycott Netanyahu speech

We should all urge our Illinois congressmen to boycott the Congressional speech tomorrow by Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu. Set up by GOP House Speaker John Boehner and the Israel First, America Second crowd in Congress, Netanyahu's not speaking to Congress in support of delicate, ongoing negotiations with Iran to defuse the most likely path to war presently in the world if they fail. He's here to champion American support... for Israel to rid themselves of a second hegemon in their neighborhood. He's been goading America to do this for a decade now, playing the Iran 'nuke card' even though Israel possesses a hundred of more not so secret nukes, and even though Israel refuses to join the nuclear non-proliferation community.

30 representatives and four senators have already declared their boycott. Let's help boost that total and show Netanyahu and Israel to bud out of sane, reasoned efforts to end this crisis peacefully. Here's how to contact your congressmen to express your disgust with this most pernicious assault on the best chance for peace in the Middle East, and the reprehensible undermining of the president's authority to conduct foreign affairs with bi-partisan support:

Senator Richard Durbin 202-224-2152 Undecided about attending
Senator Mark Kirk 312-886-3506 Plans to attend
6th District Congressman Peter Roskam 202-225-4561 Plans to attend