1. United States
2. Nev.
3. Letter

You know the law. You served as an Army JAG officer prosecuting criminal matters. You know exactly what the Geneva Conventions say about targeting civilian infrastructure, and you know the President's explicit public statements this week, threatening to destroy every power plant and bridge in Iran, warning that "a whole civilization will die tonight”, do not describe lawful military targeting. They describe the stated intent to commit war crimes. A former Army JAG lawyer said this week that the President's rhetoric specifically, threatening all of Iran's power plants, not a dual-use facility, not a military target, is what moved her and many other military legal scholars from hesitation to a clear conclusion. You don't need her analysis. You can read the law yourself. You have. You're finishing your final term. You have nothing to lose and a legacy to protect. I am asking you to do three things before tonight's deadline: Call Speaker Johnson and demand Congress return to Washington immediately. State publicly, on the record, that you will not support appropriations for strikes on civilian infrastructure that violate the laws of armed conflict. Tell your Republican colleagues what you know as a JAG officer: these orders, if carried out, are illegal under U.S. and international law, and the uniform requires disobedience of illegal orders. The law you swore to uphold hasn't changed.