"Dear Senator Pat Toomey,
I would respectfully request an explanation from you
detailing why you cosigned Senator Cotton's Open Letter To Iran.
This action was foolish and dangerous from the
beginning. I wish to point out a few of
the ways in which this reckless act serves to put our country at risk.
1. It send the
message that the United States cannot be trusted. The letter specifically announces that every
treaty we sign is now revocable at the whim of future leadership.
2. It plays right
into the hands of the Iranian extremists who, like you and your fellow
Republican Senators, want to see nuclear nonproliferation talks fail. How does it feel, Senator Toomey, to be on
the side of the enemies of the United States?
3. By Mr. Cotton's
own confession the letter was intended to embarrass our Commander In Chief in
the eyes of the international community.
Please explain why this is not an act of treason.
4. While the Senate
has the Constitutional authority to debate, approve or disapprove of any
treaties signed by our President it does NOT have the right to negotiate such
treaties nor interfere with any negotiations.
5. Iran must be
stopped from developing a nuclear weapon.
Negotiations are underway toward this end. Why, oh why, would you now want to destroy
those negotiations and in turn allow Iran to proceed with developing a nuclear
weapon? This defies all logic. The letter you signed can only increase the
likelihood of Iran's obtaining a nuclear weapon. It certainly does nothing to restrict it.
I suppose Senator Cotton could be excused for his immature
and thoughtless actions because of his complete lack of experience in politics
and especially in the United States Senate.
You, however, have at least some experience in office. I expected better things of you, to be
honest. You are a good man, Senator, and
I respect you highly. But in this we
strongly disagree. The Open Letter To Iran
was a tragic mistake and I would hope that you are man enough to admit this and
take steps to revoke your support of it.
Thank You, and God Bless you."
George Douglas Gehr
March 21, 2015
