You have said that Jesus Christ is your favorite philosopher and you've frequently professed your Christian faith.

As you are a Christian, then please ask yourself: Who would Jesus  bomb? Who would Jesus kill? Who would Jesus torture? Would Jesus say  that killing anyone is the way to build peace? Would Jesus try to  exert an unchallenged military dominance over the whole planet (as  outlined in your National Security Strategy in 2002)?

Since October 2001, U.S. bombing and invasions have targeted and destroyed vital civilian infrastructure, homes, and human lives in Baghdad, Fallujah, and Kabul, piling misery on loss, adding to human suffering.

Killing and bombing to stop terrorism only brings more hate, more terrorists, and ceaselessly escalating violence. Hunting down every terrorist is mathematically impossible when our violent tactics inflict so much suffering and create more terrorists every day. Your stated goal to win the war on terror and lay the foundation for a lasting peace can never be achieved with an endless blood sacrifice.

Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, and Jewish traditions universally teach that the path toward peace is forgiveness, humility, and compassionate actions, not physical brutality. At the sermon on the mount, Jesus commanded his followers to "love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you" (Matthew 5:44) and the 6th commandment of Mosaic law unequivocally states, "thou shalt not kill" (Exodus 20:13).

To forge a lasting peace built on compassion and humility, our nation can demonstrate that it is prepared to meet the great responsibility that accompanies great wealth and power, and seek a very different course than its present one.

Mr. President, you have the power to declare a withdrawal of U.S. military forces from sovereign nations, to honor and enforce our commitment to international conventions on human rights and nuclear disarmament treaties, to earnestly support the United Nations and its peacekeeping missions, and to act rapidly to address the emerging challenges of energy production and global climate change.

To honor all of those killed or wounded in the name of freedom, our government must live up to its obligations under the rule of law. We must protect all of our Constitutional rights. We must provide for all the wounded returning soldiers who have given so much for their 
country. We must honor our dead. We must honor the tens of thousands of Iraqis and Afghans killed by our actions, and whose violent ends were often noted merely as uncounted "collateral damage", but whose human lives were no less precious than any American's.

Of course, this is not an easy choice to make. As you have noted on several occasions, Mr. President, your job would be a lot easier if this were a dictatorship, but our republic is not a dictatorship and terrorism can not be stopped with force or the blood of adversaries  and innocents.

By choosing humility and a path toward peaceful cooperation, not violent domination, our nation can cease to provide the fuel for hatred and terrorism, inspire the noblest aspirations of our long-time allies, and encourage the voices of moderation and democratic freedom in every nation. By building bridges rather than bombing them, this nation can lead by example, illuminating the way toward a lasting peace for the world.