We, the peace grandmothers of the United States, who have the greatest hopes and admiration for you, and who supported you so enthusiastically in your campaign, would like to acquaint you with our anti-war concerns.

We earnestly hope that you will make decisions to bring peace, sharing as we know you do, our view that "War is not the answer." We hope very much that you will bring all the troops home from Iraq immediately and reconsider your decision to redeploy them in Afghanistan. Please use diplomacy as your tool for ending conflicts rather than military might.