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Mr. President,
As a survivor of war, I want to tell you: going to war does not make you strong. It makes you weak.
As a survivor of war, I want to tell you: going to war does not make you strong. It makes you weak.
Sending teenagers to die, or return with lifelong wounds seen and unseen, does not make you a bigger person. It makes you smaller.
Risking a regional or even global armed conflict does not strengthen our country. It weakens us.
I have seen firsthand the effects of war. Even in the best of cases, it never has the outcome you expect.
War is death, displacement, and terror. War is hell.
War is death, displacement, and terror. War is hell.
So I urge you: be strong. Do not listen to the warmongers and war profiteers whispering in your ear.
Do not send our men and women into harm's way.
Do not send our men and women into harm's way.
And I urge the American people to make your voice heard. Organize. Call your member of Congress.
Let all our leaders know that a war with Iran would be a catastrophe. #NoWarOnIran
Let all our leaders know that a war with Iran would be a catastrophe. #NoWarOnIran
