FOR- Iraq Campaign of Conscience
Sample Messages
The following sample messages are intended as ideas about emotions worth expressing and words to express them. They are only examples and we strongly encourage you to come up with your own personalized message.
Messages of remorse and apology
We apologize for the torture and deaths of Iraqis at the hands of our government
We weep for the innocent Iraqi people who suffer under American occupation
We are mortified about the suffering inflicted on the Iraqi people in our name
We ask forgiveness from the Iraqi people for not being able to stop the invasion of their land
We apologize from our hearts for the pain and humiliation our country is causing the Iraqi people
We Americans are profoundly ashamed of what our government has done to Iraq
We Americans apologize from our hearts for the deaths of so many Iraqi people
Our hearts overflow with tears for the suffering of the Iraqi people
With deep shame, we apologize for the torture, injuries and deaths of Iraqi prisoners
We are filled with shame for the suffering our fellow countrymen have brought to Iraq
Our hearts ache at the destruction and suffering Americans have brought the people of Iraq
We are sorry from the depth of our hearts for the pain our country has caused the Iraqi people
Messages of Peace
We hold no hatred for the Iraqi people
We hold the Iraqi people in our hearts
We reach out to the Iraqi people in peace, love and brotherhood
We are all God's children and must bury hatred and war
We send the Iraqi people our heartfelt wishes for peace in both our lands
We are praying for peace in Iraq and in the U.S.
We pray for peace for Iraqi children and for ours
Know that we have not forgotten the people of Ira
©2004 Fellowship of Reconciliation
