Reject the hate. Instead, let's end the blank checks for war.
129 and counting in Paris. 43 in Beirut. That's not to mention the numerous attacks ISIS has directed throughout the middle east region, or those inspired by ISIS sympathizers.
ISIS wins when they divide us. ISIS wins when they spread panic and disorder We must refuse fear, division, and hatred. When we stand unified, as human beings motivated by peace and religious tolerance, we will find that we will create a movement stronger than any religious militant group.
In the wake of these horrid events, we were also reminded of this statement released by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) calling for the overdue debate on U.S. military action in Iraq and Syria and the repeal of the blank checks for endless war.
We do members of our armed forces living and dead no honor by sending them on misdirected missions. American intervention in Iraqi and Syrian civil wars, however virtuously intended, only serves ISIS recruiting propaganda.
Although some conservative senators might not agree, US ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is in the best interest of the United States.