(CNSNews.com) - The "reckless" Bush administration plans to attack Iran any day now, according to a liberal advocacy group, which plans to run ads exposing "the danger of a new war with Iran."
In a message to supporters on Wednesday, MoveOn.org's political action committee called it an "unfortunate truth" that "plans for an aerial attack" on Iran "have been drawn up" by the Bush administration. The group points to an Oct. 8 New Yorker article by Seymour Hersh as the basis for its claim.
"There's nothing stopping Bush from launching that attack any day," MoveOn.org said in its message. The group said it plans to launch a $200,000 campaign, including ads, polls, and speakers, to spread the word that war with Iran would be a disaster -- and that such a war is a "real possibility."
"[I]t's never a good idea to underestimate this president's capacity for recklessness," MoveOn.org Political Action said. The group said it's latest anti-war campaign will "pressure Congress not to roll over on Iran."
The campaign will include political ads; a speaking tour of "top retired generals and military experts" who are willing to argue against attacking Iran; polls showing politicians that the public does not want war with Iran; and a grassroots campaign to pressure members of Congress.
"None of us know how likely a strike against Iran really is," MoveOn.org Political Action concedes at the end of its message. But, it adds, "The signs and signals have become too glaring. We have to act."
The Bush administration announced on Thursday that it is taking non-military action against Iran -- designating elements of the Iranian military as terrorist supporters and weapons proliferators. The U.S. also imposed financial sanctions on three Iranian state-owned banks.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice repeated that the U.S. is fully committed to a diplomatic solution with Iran," but only if the Iranian government suspends its uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities," which are a key step in producing nuclear weapons.
"But if Iran's mullahs choose to continue down a path of confrontation, the United States with act, with the international community, to resist these threats of the Iranian regime," Rice said.
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