Your Letters to the Editor on Iran

FCNL constituents have been very successful at getting letters to the editor on Iran published in newspapers around the country. Read these letters posted below, and consider writing your own. If you mention your representatives' names in a letter in your major hometown newspaper, it almost guarantees that either they or their staff will read it. If your letter is published, email Christine Letts (christine@fcnl.org), with a link.

Click here to see a map of these letters, as well as other actions people have taken in support of diplomacy with Iran.

"We Should Be Serious about Iran Negotiations," by Deborah Fink, Des Moines Register, IA, 11/2/2012

Deborah Fink: Maybe war-mongers need a waiting period by Deborah Fink, Ames Tribune, IA, 10/6/2012

"Time for Connolly, Wolf to sign on to pro-diplomacy bill" by Amanda Bostwick, Fairfax Times, VA, 9/7/2012

"War with Iran" by Nicole Weber in Maryland Gazette, MD, 5/13/2012

"Oppose Aggression" by Nancy Milio in The Chapel Hill News, NC, 5/9/2012

Diplomacy is best way to avoid nuke-armed Iran as well as war by Marilyn Sutton Loos in Delaware County Daily Times, PA, 5/2/2012

“Diplomacy with Iran” by John Corr in The Highline Times, IA, 5/01/2012

"Give Peace a Chance" by Erin Yarrobino in The New York Daily News, NY, 4/29/2012

“Back Iran bill” by Pamela Gilchrist in The Santa Fe New Mexican, NM, 4/29/2012

“Diplomacy first” by Michael Shores in Jewish News of Greater Phoenix Online, AZ, 4/27/2012

"Diplomacy, Not Sabotage," by Joann Henderson, Eugene Weekly, OR, 4/26/12

"Support Use of Diplomacy with Iran," by Joanne Megna-Wallace, Newburyport News, MA, by 4/26/12

"Diplomacy is the best way forward," by Mark Perkins, Rochester Times, NY, 4/26/12

“A vote for diplomacy” by Austin Chehrazi in J. Weekly, CA, 4/26/2012

“Support diplomacy with Iran” by Andrea Clur in The Maui Weekly, HI, 4/26/2012

"Diplomacy is best way," by A. Mongere, Denton Record-Chronicle, TX, 4/26/12

"Diplomacy Deserves a Chance," by Frank Sabatini in The Republican Herald, PA, 4/26/12

"Give Diplomacy a Chance," by Jim Head, The Macomb Daily, MI, 4/25/12

"Diplomacy is the Most Effective Tool in Dealing with Iran," by Michael Shores, East Valley Tribune, AZ, 4/25/12

"Diplomacy with Iran Necessary," by FCNL Program Assistant Katherine Zager, Hartford Courant, CT, 4/25/12

"Diplomacy is the answer," by Jacob Raitt, Washington Jewish Week, MD, 4/25/12

"Resist the Frenzied Rhetoric," by FCNL General Committee member Deb Fink, Ames Tribune, IA, 4/25/12

"Diplomacy is Best Plan with Iran," by Brody Hagemeier, St. Cloud Times, MN, 4/24/12

"Peace How," by Van and Louis Hamilton and Paul Ramos, Santa Barbara Independent, CA, by 4/24/12

"Diplomacy…give it a chance." by Kelly Phelps, The Richfield Reaper, UT, 4/24/2012

"Stick with diplomacy," by Arthur Yeatman, Daily Local News, PA, 4/24/12

"Diplomacy can deal with Iran" by Richard Boyce in The Cincinnati Enquirer, OH, 4/23/2012

"Need more diplomacy, fewer scare tactics aimed at Iran" by FCNL Program Assistant Patrick Lozada in The Charlotte Observer, NC, 4/22/2012

"Support diplomacy with Iran," by Anne Mongere, The Dallas Morning News, TX, by 4/22/12

"Iran's Nuclear Program: Give Diplomacy a Chance," by Tony Rukab, The Florida Times-Union, FL, 4/21/12

"I Hope Guthrie Signs onto Iran Envoy Bill" by FCNL Intern, Hilary Johnson, in Bowling Green Daily News, KY, 04/17/2012

"Iran Won't Respond to Threats" by Urbane Peachey in PennLive, PA, 4/6/2012

"Same Specious Argument," by Ivend Holen, The Mail Tribune, OR, 4/5/12

"US Must Not Invade Iran by Mark Stopha in Juneau Empire, AK, 3/13/2012

"War is War, Change Wasn't Change" by Mark Stopha in Juneau Empire, AK, 2/9/2012

"The time for diplomacy is now," by Ed Flaherty, The Gazette, IA, 2/7/12

"U.S. Must Avoid Another Catastrophic War" by Nathaniel Betchelder in Tulsa World, OK, 1/27/2012

"Diplomacy a must in dealing with Iran" by Melodi Willis in Sun Sentinal, FL, 10/28/2012

"War is not the answer" by Patricia Orlinski in Peoria Times, AZ, 10/26/2012

"Iran: “War Is Failure”" by Robert Lipton in Valley Advocate, MA, 11/1/2012

"War isn't good for anything" by Chip Poston in Philadelphia Inquirer, PA, 10/30/2012

"Diplomacy best path in dealing with Iran" by Dorothy Stafford Mason in News-Record,NC, 10/30/2012

"War is not the answer" by Fred Rakevich in Daily World, WA, 10/27/2012

"Opinion-Editorial" by Saab Lofton in Tacoma Weekly, WA, 11/7/2012

"Peaceful resolution to U.S.-Iran conflict" by Saab Lofton in Seattle Times, WA, 10/24/2012

"War is not the answer" by Tim Redfern in Bristol Herald Courier, VA, 10/31/2012

"Take diplomatic action" by Lucretia Evans in Centre Daily Times, PA, 10/29/2012

"Diplomacy needed to reach goals with Iran" by Todd Wilson in Pantagraph, IL, 10/31/2012

"Congress should cool its tough talk on Iran" by BJ Weatherby in News-Record, NC, 10/24/2012

"Don’t undermine diplomacy with Iran" by Alessandra Colfi in U-T San Diego, CA, 11/1/2012

"Diplomacy key to Mideast peace" by Robert Boyce in Independent, NE, 10/28/2012

"Nuclear Iran" by Bruce Randolph in San Antonio Express-News, TX, 10/26/2012

"War is not the answer" by Alessandra Colfi in North Country Times, CA, 11/7/2012