End Rampant U.S. Militarism Now!

In 2025, the United States carried out an expansive campaign of military aggression—directly and indirectly—under the familiar but hollow claims of “freedom,” “democracy,” and “American interests.” This behavior spans administrations and parties. What distinguishes this moment is that the quiet part is now being said out loud. This year alone, the U.S. conducted military operations against or inside Iran, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Nigeria, and Venezuela, through bombings, airstrikes, drone attacks, and naval actions—often without Congressional authorization or meaningful public debate. At the same time, the U.S. provided weapons, military aid, intelligence, logistics, and contractor support to governments actively engaged in war, including Israel, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Taiwan, and NATO allies, while funding private military and “security” contractors that operate with minimal transparency or accountability. The consequences are not abstract. They are catastrophic. The genocide in Gaza is the most visible and undeniable outcome of U.S. military funding and political cover for foreign governments. American weapons, American money, and American vetoes have enabled mass killing, starvation, and the destruction of civilian life on a historic scale. The genocide in Sudan is another. U.S.-allied governments and American weapons manufacturers have fueled a conflict marked by ethnic cleansing, mass atrocities, and famine, while corporations profit and civilians pay the price. These are not isolated failures. They are the predictable results of a system that prioritizes arms sales, geopolitical dominance, and corporate profit over human life. That system is further corrupted by the fact that members of Congress themselves profit through investments in weapons contractors while voting to expand war and suppress accountability. Some of you have spoken up—quietly. Fewer have spoken honestly. Fewer still have shown the courage to take concrete action to end unauthorized wars, halt arms transfers, defund military aggression, and enforce real accountability. Statements of concern without action are meaningless. Silence is complicity. Every part of this is unacceptable. We are paying attention. We will not be misled by propaganda or government mouthpieces posing as journalism. We will stand with the oppressed—at home and abroad. And we will vote accordingly.