Secretary of State John Kerry appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Wednesday to defend the administration’s plans against the Islamic State. As he appeared on screen, Kerry was flanked by peace signs held by the group CodePink. After referencing his own history as a peace activist against the Vietnam War, Kerry addressed the group directly, saying they should support attacking the Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL.

John Kerry: “I also know something about CodePink. CodePink was started by a woman, and women, who were opposed to war, but who also thought that the government’s job was to take care of people and to give them healthcare and education and good jobs. And if that’s what you believe in, and I believe it is, then you ought to care about fighting ISIL, because ISIL is killing and raping and mutilating women.”