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Korea Peace Day Sample Letters President George
Bush Thank you for your strong statements in support of resolving the North Korea nuclear issue diplomatically, and for your Administration's decision to meet with North Korea in the Six-Party Talks. Any U.S. threat, implicit or explict, to use military force to resolve the nuclear issue would only further existing tensions in East Asia, thereby increasing the possiblity of a war that nobody wants. It is time for both nations to step back from the brink of war, with the U.S. taking the lead. The current problems on the Korean peninsula and between the US and the two Koreas, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea, can only be solved through dialogue, cooperation, and the active pursuit of peace. To advance this process, I urge you to provide formal assurance that the U.S. does not intend to attack North Korea, and to enter into direct, bilateral negotiations with the North Korean government, with a commitment to discuss all relevant issues, including normalization of relations. Sincerely yours, <signature> Dear Senator or Representative X: [find the addresses of your representatives to the House and to the Senate] President Bush has stated that he believes the North Korean nuclear issue can be resolved diplomatically. He should be urged to demonstrate his commitment to a diplomatic solution. Any U.S. threat, implicit or explicit, to use military force to resolve the nuclear issue would only further existing tensions in East Asia, thereby increasing the possibility of a war that nobody wants. It is time for both the United States and North Korea to step back from the brink of war, with the U.S. taking the lead. The current problems on the Korean peninsula can only be solved through dialogue, cooperation, and the active pursuit of peace. Such a peace process should aim not only for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula but significant military reductions in the armed forces in the region. In other to give diplomacy a chance to work, please ask President Bush to provide formal assurance that the U.S. will not attack North Korea, and to enter into direct, bilateral negotiations with the North Korean government, with a commitment to discuss all relevant issues, including normalization of relations. Sincerely yours, <signature> |
