To His Excellency George W. Bush, President of the United
States
Mr. President
As Americans of Iranian origin and Iranian residents of the United
States, we are writing you this letter to express our deep concern
about the future of Iran and the Middle East. Our apprehension
primarily stems from the open threats directed by yourself and
members of your administration toward Iran, after the tragic
events of September 11th, 2001. These military threats can never
be accepted by Iranians and Americans, such as ourselves, who have
major disagreement with Islamic Republic of Iran on many issues
but also are deeply committed to democracy, liberty, and mutual
respect and peaceful coexistence between the peoples of the world.
Our deep desire is to see the universal principles enshrined in
the International Covenant of Human Rights respected by all
states. However, if the avowed claims of the military threats by
yourself and your administration are to bring democracy and
freedom to Iran, it needs to be said that nowhere in the world has
democracy been a fruit born out of militarism and conquest. Iran
is a country with a deep rooted and widespread democratic
movement. Its people have been struggling against daunting
difficulties, both domestic and international. The military
threats, and even more draconian economic sanctions advocated by
your administration not only will not help the democratic movement
of the Iranian population, but they will strengthen the hand of
extremists in Iran, who will use your threats as further
justification for cracking down on any and all dissent.
Mr. President;
The claim that Iran’s nuclear program is a ‘threat’ to its
neighbors cannot be accepted either, as some of these neighbors
are nuclear powers themselves. All Iran’s neighbors have cordial
relations with the country and, it is ironic to say, all these
neighbors have warned your administration on various occasions to
avoid attacking Iran.
Consequently, it is natural for any peace and freedom loving
Iranian, from any background, to come to the logical conclusion
that the real reasons behind these latest military threats are
massive political miscalculation, or the lobbying efforts of the
right wing Israeli government and its supporters in the US.
Mr. President;
We would like to assure you that no freedom loving and democratic
Iranian group or individual will support you in a military attack
on Iran. Those who encourage you in this path are either
associates of terrorist organizations, or extremist elements of
the previous dictatorial regime of Iran. They encourage this
mounting militarism in the United States’ toward Iran only to
punish the Iranian population and to gain revenge. They harbor no
love or affection for either the people of Iran or the United
States, nor can they be considered supporters of democracy, or of
human dignity and liberty.
Mr. President,
We can clearly foresee the catastrophic results of any military
strikes or attacks on Iran for the Middle East and the world. It
is our sincere hope that these military threats will never be
carried out, and that long overdue, serious, and mutually
respectful diplomatic bilateral talks will be held between the
United States and Iran, to resolve mutual disagreements.
Mr. President;
If, as you have publicly claimed, you are sincere in wanting
democracy and freedom for Iran, the best strategy to attain this
goal is to make sure that no extremist group in Iran will be able
to point to a credible external military threat, or draconian
sanctions, in order to justify repression at home.
Mr. President;
You can be assured that if your administration were to pursue such
a constructive and rational course, the people of Iran, and all
freedom loving and democratic forces in Iran will be highly
appreciative of this expression of solidarity and support by the
United States, and pursue their struggle toward democratizing
their country with even greater zeal and courage.
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