Pax Christi USA has signed onto a letter to President Obama that was delivered to the White House and Congress this past week.
On the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq (March 2003) and the 4th anniversary of the violence in Syria (March 2011), both of which were marked this week, faith leaders tied the two events together and stated that “the violence and death must end, on all sides; it must not be stoked with the recourse to lethal action.” They highlighted the effects of instability and ongoing violence in both countries and condemned the violence perpetrated against various groups of people.