After President Milei once again attacked Iran and ratified his alignment with the United States and Israel, this week both the Mercosur parliamentary bloc of Unión por la Patria and the Argentine Federation of Municipalities (FAM) spoke out against a possible Argentine intervention in the war in the Middle East.
Thus, from the block of UP Mercosur parliamentarians they warned the Armed Forces that “President Javier Milei, in his desire to align with foreign interests, is directing Argentina towards possible involvement in a military conflict in the Middle East, foreign to the interests of our Nation and where nothing that is resolved there will contribute to improving the lives of our people.”
“This is a decision of enormous gravity that could once again place Argentina in a foreign scenario, compromising lives, resources and the future of our Armed Forces in a geopolitics that does not respond to our national strategic interests,” they noted.
Along these lines they noted that the commitment of the Armed Forces is “with the National Constitution, with the defense of sovereignty and with the Argentine people” and that along these lines “each one from their place must advocate for unrestricted respect for our Constitution and the democratic and institutional mechanisms provided to prevent our country from being led into another’s war.”
The legislators recalled that they also know the difficult salary situation of those in uniform, which often forces them to get a second or third job to support their families. “Added to this is the delicate situation of the IOSFA (NR: the social work of the Armed Forces), with limited benefits and increasing difficulties in accessing care in different regions of the country, which has a direct impact on you and your families,” they listed in the letter.
Open letter to our Armed Forces regarding the possible involvement of our country in the war conflict in the Middle East. pic.twitter.com/7zwC2Jg9xq
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Warning and call from the FAM
The Argentine Federation of Municipalities chaired by the communal chief of La Matanza, Fernando Espinoza, expressed himself in the same sense. “Argentina has no participation, responsibility or direct connection with the tensions in the Middle East region. In this sense, we consider that any attempt at automatic involvement or alignment with any of the parties in conflict constitutes a deviation from our diplomatic tradition and an unnecessary risk for our sovereignty and security,” said the mayors who make up the FAM.
“The construction of a narrative of imminent threat that is not consistent with recent events is worrying, and that should not be used as an argument to commit the country in external disputes. Argentina needs institutional responsibility and prudence in the exercise of leadership, understanding that whoever governs represents the entire Nation,” the Federation noted.
In this direction, the FAM recalled the role of Congress established by the National Constitution for these cases and called on legislators “from all political forces to clearly express their commitment to peace.”
“It is essential to remember that our National Constitution establishes clear mechanisms to protect the national interest. Article 75, paragraph 25, determines that the National Congress is the only body with the power to authorize the declaration of war or the signing of peace. No unilateral decision can commit our country in an armed conflict,” he insisted.
“We call on national legislators from all political forces to clearly express their commitment to peace, reaffirming the principle of neutrality and respect for the constitutional order,” FAM called.
The Federation extended this request to “the provincial legislatures, the institutions of democratic life, the business sector, the union organizations, the social movements, the political parties and the different religious expressions,” so that they speak out “in defense of peace and democratic coexistence.”
