To: Senator Bernie Sanders, Secretary Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump
War Isn't Working
America's endless wars are making us less safe, causing tremendous loss of life, and fueling historic instability. Commit to end these wars in your first 100 days in office by bringing all US troops home from Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.
Why is this important?
Trump. Clinton. Sanders. On January 20, 2017, one of them will become the 45th President of the United States. When that person walks into the Oval Office, they will become the Commander in Chief of a nation with soldiers in combat in at least three countries, and potentially more. The only question is if they will bring our troops home or if they will embark on four more years of endless war.
Demand that the Presidential candidates commit to bring our troops home from Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan within their first 100 days in office.
The hard truth is that American troops will not bring peace to the Middle East. In Iraq, America has spent the past 25 years trying to bomb our way to peace, but we have only managed to fuel the violence. The situation is no better in Afghanistan or Syria, where ongoing conflicts have cost hundreds of thousands of lives and fueled historic instability. The longer we keep trying to win peace through war, the longer we will simply continue to pour gas on a fire that the U.S. military simply cannot put out.
Demand that the next President bring all U.S. troops home from the Middle East in 2017.
There are stark differences between the three remaining candidates for President, but, no matter who wins in November, he or she will have to decide on their first day in office the future of America's wars. As Commander in Chief, it is ultimately the President's decision whether to continue or to end decades of futile wars in the Middle East. All three candidates have at times noted the mistakes of the past, but none have committed fully to not repeat them in the future. That is why we need to demand they do so right now.
Together we have helped hold President Obama accountable and pushed back against those who wanted to dramatically expand our wars in the Middle East. We first came together to try to stop George Bush's invasion of Iraq in 2003. Now, we have to come together once more and demand that the next President finally end our endless wars, not expand them. We know it won't be easy to finally bring our troops home, and that's precisely why we're starting eight months before the next President even takes office. Join us and let's make a call for peace so loud that the 45th President of the United States cannot ignore it.
Ask Sanders, Clinton, and Trump to pledge to finally end endless war in 2017.
Demand that the Presidential candidates commit to bring our troops home from Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan within their first 100 days in office.
The hard truth is that American troops will not bring peace to the Middle East. In Iraq, America has spent the past 25 years trying to bomb our way to peace, but we have only managed to fuel the violence. The situation is no better in Afghanistan or Syria, where ongoing conflicts have cost hundreds of thousands of lives and fueled historic instability. The longer we keep trying to win peace through war, the longer we will simply continue to pour gas on a fire that the U.S. military simply cannot put out.
Demand that the next President bring all U.S. troops home from the Middle East in 2017.
There are stark differences between the three remaining candidates for President, but, no matter who wins in November, he or she will have to decide on their first day in office the future of America's wars. As Commander in Chief, it is ultimately the President's decision whether to continue or to end decades of futile wars in the Middle East. All three candidates have at times noted the mistakes of the past, but none have committed fully to not repeat them in the future. That is why we need to demand they do so right now.
Together we have helped hold President Obama accountable and pushed back against those who wanted to dramatically expand our wars in the Middle East. We first came together to try to stop George Bush's invasion of Iraq in 2003. Now, we have to come together once more and demand that the next President finally end our endless wars, not expand them. We know it won't be easy to finally bring our troops home, and that's precisely why we're starting eight months before the next President even takes office. Join us and let's make a call for peace so loud that the 45th President of the United States cannot ignore it.
Ask Sanders, Clinton, and Trump to pledge to finally end endless war in 2017.