Tuesday’s Senate hearing was repeatedly interrupted by peace activists from CodePink, who rose to protest U.S. intervention in Iraq and Syria at least four times in the first hour. This is CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin addressing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.

Medea Benjamin: “Hey Hagel, U.S. intervention will only make matters worse. We know that there is no military solution. It is counterproductive. Look at the last 13 years of war. What is the product? The U.S. invasion of Iraq opened the way for ISIL. It’s the U.S. intervention that opened the way for ISIL. U.S. military will not be a solution. It is counterproductive. Don’t drag us into another war. We’ve had 13 years of war already.”