We understand the risks that come with war and that there are times when such risks are necessary. However, we strongly question the need for a war at this time. Despite Secretary of State Colin Powell's report to the Security Council and the testimony of others in the administration, we are not convinced that coercive containment has failed, or that war has become necessary.
letter to the 'Commander-In-Chief' initiated by Veterans for Common Sense 3/11/03, signed by over 1000 American veterans{it's the tiredness, the dull sense of uselessness, that's what gets me, an impulse to hit it and then sludge, the lack of spark, what good will it do? who cares? better to hit it then see, maybe we'll never know what happened, better to hit it and never know, than not, and never. better to do than not do. to be.}
