Against military strikes

Sun., Oct. 19, 2014

I oppose the new U.S. military strikes against the Islamic State in Syria. The world community must respond to the killings in Syria and Iraq, but military action is not the answer. The efforts to achieve a political solution to the crisis in Iraq and Syria are essential.

A new, long-term war on ISIS will be ineffective at ending the bloodshed in the Middle East. Congress must debate and vote against authorizing U.S. military action.

We have become a nation of war, as if that were our only option. I ask that Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers step back and consider what long-term effects this action will have for generations to come.

Anne Wright

Liberty Lake

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