The public does not want to be drawn into another forever war that threatens American lives, kills children, destabilizes the Middle East, and whose costs could easily balloon to hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars, particularly as the war’s effects spill over into energy and fertilizer markets. With a majority of Americans against the war (only 38 percent of Americans approve of the war, based on an aggregate of polling data), even in its earliest days, members should stand strong against providing additional funding for conducting war. Read more of this memo here.