Vote NO on H.RES. 568

3 Reasons to vote AGAINST H.RES. 568:   

1.  Congress should not confuse redlines or move the goalposts for war.  

This resolution confuses the President’s redline that Iran not build or acquire a nuclear weapon.  It states that, even if Iran does not move to acquire a nuclear weapon, a theoretical “capability” to make that decision is grounds for war.

2.  This resolution takes diplomacy off the table. 

Every country with a civilian nuclear program – from the Netherlands, to Canada, to Japan, to Iran—can technically be considered to have nuclear weapons “capability.” But this resolution rules out accepting Iranian “capability”—meaning even a verifiably peaceful nuclear program—would be unacceptable. This is a nonstarter for talks and a fatal obstacle to an inspections-based solution.

3.  This resolution is a blank check for war. 

Military strikes can only set Iran’s nuclear program back temporarily and convince Iran to build a bomb.  By shifting up the redline for war, and ruling out diplomatic alternatives, this resolution could be used by the current or future president as justification for military action without Congressional authorization.