Honor The Fallen

Twenty-four years ago on September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 innocent lives were taken in an act of unimaginable horror. We remember them with solemn grief, and we honor the families forever marked by that day. 

In the decades since, nearly 40,000 more Americans have died as a result of that fateful day and the decisions we took in its aftermath, including over 8,000 service members overseas, and over 30,000 suicides among those who’ve served in these wars. In Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as in Somalia, Libya, and Syria, we’ve spent these lives along with trillions of dollars.  

Defeating al-Qaida was necessary and justified, but can we say that about endless engagements since? Have our actions built stable democracies in the greater Mid-East? Or is it time for a new approach our actions abroad?

We believe in a foreign policy that defends America’s national security and vital interests without needlessly risking more American lives to nation building and unnecessary wars. On this anniversary, we re-commit to the wisdom of restraint, charting a course that keeps America safe while properly valuing the lives of those who serve. 

I sign to honor the memory of those innocent Americans who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001. I also sign to support America forging a new foreign policy that protects our nation and its people without repeating the mistakes of endless war that have cost us so much.