Antiwar protesters gathered in New York City and Washington, D.C., last night calling for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Syria.

Samar, protester: “Please, leave us alone. It’s our own country. You have no right whatever to bomb it or to do anything. Go take care of your people here. Give them the money. They deserve it more than spending on the war over there for no reason. It’s another lie. Please leave us alone.”