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