November 13, 2015. Dear People of France, Our heartfelt condolences. The brutal attacks in Paris were horrific, barbaric, and there can be no justification for them. But please, don't: - blindly give massive new surveillance powers to your government - allow elected officials to use fear for their political aims - waste billions of dollars and countless lives invading the wrong country. We know. We've been there. Sincerely, the American People.